Meeting papers

4. Waste Services

Top 3 suggestions on one thing Noosa Council could do to improve waste services included:

   1. Bin services (landfill, recycling & green waste) capacity & frequency
   2. Organic waste collection
   3. Effective recycling solutions e.g. recycling all types of materials and making recycling
      convenient, accessible and transparent.

Example Draft Waste Plan actions to support the above sentiment includes, but is not limited
to:

Table 4: Actions relating to how Noosa Council could improve waste services

 Action Item          Action Details
 3.3 Garden Waste     Review bin infrastructure and collection frequency (residential and
                      commercial) to support infrastructure and capture rates.
 1.2 Food Waste       Review bin infrastructure and collection frequency (residential and
                      commercial) to support food waste infrastructure.
 1.1 Food Waste       Continue to progress food waste treatment investigations inclusive of, but not
                      limited to, the following technologies: In-Vessel Composting and Anaerobic
                      Digestion. Convert food waste into energy and/or compost including
                      establishing markets by promotion and education.
 1.3 Food Waste       Implement a food waste campaign to reduce food waste at the source.
 3.1 Garden Waste     Continue to investigate improvements to the processing of green waste to
                      enhance the value of the end product (e.g. compost) from the y 14,890T/year4
                      green waste that is currently being mulched.
 3.2 Garden Waste     Continue to support and promote community composting and worm farming
                      workshops
 2.5 Advocacy         Lobby for diversion benchmarking data to be available to compare against
                      other councils
 2.3 Advocacy         Promote certified sustainable accreditation programs relevant to Waste
                      Management.
 8. 3 Recycling       Continue to raise awareness of correct recycling practices through
                      educational programs and materials and investigate new mechanisms eg
                      Noosa specific Recycle Mate App.
 8.4 Recycling        Continue to support existing recycling programs and investigate emerging
                      initiatives. Examples include: Blocktexx, Simply Cups, Containers for Change,
                      TerraCycle etc.
 5. Waste Contract    Incorporate reuse and recycling targets, and infrastructure into future waste
                      management contracts.
 4.1 Precinct Waste   Review precinct waste management and opportunities for innovation. Inclusive
 Management           of bin ratios, compaction bins, bin level sensors, logistics and collections
                      technology. Potential to reduce traffic and emissions
 4.2 Precinct Waste   Visitor Waste Behaviour Change
 Management           - Develop and implement a peak period (Christmas, Easter) waste avoidance,
                      reduction, reuse and repair – annual campaign.
                      -Support existing visitor sustainability organisations and programs eg. Tourism
                      Noosa – Plastic Free Noosa, Tread Lightly Program
                      -Waste free events: review Noosa Council’s Sustainable Events Policy to
                      encourage Waste Free events. Review and modernize Council event bin
                      covers.




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