2015-12-08 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                8 DECEMBER 2015


9                         KERBSIDE BULK WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE 2015
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                               Waste Collections Officer, Gary Dolton
                                     Community Services Department

Index                                ECM / Waste Management/ Waste – Annual Kerbside Collection

Attachments                          Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Waste Collections Officer to the Infrastructure & Services
Committee meeting dated 8 December 2015 on the 2015 Kerbside Bulk Waste Collection Service
(the Service); and:
A.                        Agree to the Service occurring every two years, due to the relatively poor recycling outcomes
                          and the significant cost and logistics of undertaking the Service annually;
B.                        Request staff to examine alternative methods of providing the Service in the rural areas
                          based on the experience of delivering the 2015 Kerbside Collection; and
C.                        Thank Cleanaway Ltd, their staff and all Council staff involved in the 2015 Kerbside Bulk
                          Waste Collection on behalf of the community for an outstanding result.



REPORT
This report provides detail of the outcomes of the 2015 Kerbside Bulk Waste Collection Service
conducted by Council’s waste contractor (Cleanaway Ltd) and lessons learned for the conduct of
future similar programs.

1.                       Provision of the Bulk Waste Collection Service

Council staff administered the program which included:
  supervision of the contractor
  advertising of the Service
  production of a brochure which was delivered to all residential premises
  developing an interactive map of collection areas for the Noosa Council website
  dealing with enquiries and complaints relating to the service

Cleanaway Ltd provided plant and manpower resources to undertake the Service in accordance
with their contractual requirements.

Of the 22,519 properties that were entitled to the collection service, a series of small indicative
surveys revealed 1 in 3 properties participated in the Service, this equates to 7,500 properties.

To provide the Service, a budget of $135,000 was allocated, it is anticipated that this will be fully
expended (at the time of writing total costs have not been provided by the contractor).




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