Plan targets waste

RESIDENTS can have a say on Noosa Council’s draft Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan 2016/24 from 29 March.
The plan spells out the council’s waste reduction and recycling priorities for the next eight years, including targets set by the State Government.
Residents can view the draft document and comment at the council’s YourSay Noosa website at yoursay.noosa.qld.gov.au from 29 March to 3 May.
The council’s Waste and Environmental Health manager Wayne Schafer said Queensland councils were legally required to implement plans to reduce waste.
“Our plan includes our community jury’s recommendations for reducing organic waste sent to landfill,” Mr Schafer said.
“These recommendations, including a future mandatory green waste bin service, are an important part of our long-term Towards Zero Waste strategy.
“The draft Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan 2016/24 looks at how we go about reducing the volume of waste we’re producing as a shire, how we increase the amount of waste we’re diverting from landfill, such as by composting and recycling, and how we go about tackling littering and illegal dumping.”
Mr Schafer said in some cases the State Government waste diversion targets were already exceeded.
“Take construction and demolition waste, for example, where we’re already diverting up to 99 per cent of it from landfill to recycling,” he said.
“That said, there is still work to be done to reduce recyclable and organic material in the domestic waste stream and this plan will help guide our journey towards zero waste.”
To view the draft plan, visit yoursay.noosa.qld.gov.au. Submissions can be emailed to mail@noosa.qld.gov.au or posted to to Noosa Council at P.O. Box 141, Tewantin QLD 4565.