Meeting papers

Key Drivers of the Waste Plan




                                                                                                            Waste Plan 2023-2028
The From Waste to Resource: Noosa Council        The most significant source of Council
Waste Plan 2023-2028 (the Waste Plan) has        emissions is the landfill owned and operated
several key drivers. Adopting these drivers,     by Noosa Council that receives and manages
Noosa Council will develop a comprehensive       the Noosa community’s residential and
Waste Plan that meets legislative                commercial waste.
requirements, addresses environmental
                                                 Noosa Council’s Zero Emissions Strategy sets
concerns, supports a circular economy and
                                                 an ambitious target of zero net emissions for
economic opportunities, and importantly,
                                                 the organisation by 2026.
aligns with the Noosa community’s values.
                                                 Reducing landfill emissions is a critical driver of
National and Queensland                          the Waste Plan.
Waste Targets                                    Circular Economy and
In 2018 the Commonwealth Government              Economic Opportunities




                       T
endorsed the 2018 National Waste Policy
which preceded the National Action Plan 2019.    Transitioning towards a circular economy,




                     F
The National Action Plan presents targets        where waste is minimised and materials
and actions to implement and guide the use       are reused and recycled, creates economic




                    A
of waste as a resource to 2030 and beyond.       opportunities.
There are also targets in the Queensland Waste




                   R
                                                 A principal motivator of the Waste Plan is
Management and Resource Recovery Strategy        ensuring that valuable resources will be
2019. Refer Attachment 1 for more detail.




                 D
                                                 conserved, reducing the need for raw material
All Queensland local governments are             extraction including reliance on fossil fuels.
required to have a Waste Reduction and
Recycling Plan under the Queensland Waste        Cost Savings
Reduction and Recycling Act 2011 (the Act).
                                                 A waste levy was introduced by the
The Waste Plan will meet key objectives of the
                                                 Queensland Government on 1 July 2019, to
Act such as:
                                                 reduce the amount of waste going to landfill,
•	Promoting waste avoidance, reduction and
                                                 and to maximise resource recovery and
    resource recovery actions.
                                                 recycling. Initially, the waste levy was charged
•	Reducing consumption of natural
    resources and minimising the disposal of     to commercial operators but as of 1 July 2023
    waste by encouraging waste avoidance         the levy will be applied to both commercial and
    and the recovery, reuse and recycling of     domestic customers.
    waste.                                       In the 2021-22 financial year, the State waste
•	Minimising the overall impact of waste        levy was $85 per tonne (excl. GST). Separate
    generation and disposal.                     to the State waste levy, every tonne of waste
•	Encouraging shared responsibility for         sent to landfill cost Council $147 per tonne.
    waste management and resource recovery       Approximately 45,000 tonnes were sent to
    by government, business, industry and the    the Eumundi Noosa Road landfill, resulting in
    community.                                   a total cost of $6.6 million. Moreover, a landfill
                                                 extension was constructed at Eumundi Noosa
Greenhouse Gas Emissions                         Road landfill, costing $9 million.
In 2019, Noosa Council declared a climate        The levy applies to various waste types,
emergency - a strong statement in support of     including municipal solid waste, construction
action on climate change.                        and demolition waste, and regulated waste -

                                                                                                              11
                                                                                                  Page 355 of 476