1.5 WASTE What we do
We collect waste weekly via a contract with 4 local businesses and the waste is disposed of to Council owned and operated facilities :
Bin collections
Opening times per week ( as at 30 June 2020 )
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Council owned and operated facilities
Waste collection only
6 waste disposal facilities
Injune |
Womblebank Gap Road |
24 hours a day / 7 days a week |
395 |
Mitchell |
St George Road |
8am - 4.30pm / 7 days a week |
713 |
Roma |
269 Short Street |
7.30am - 5.30pm ( last vehicle in at |
4,145 |
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5.20pm ) 7 days a week ( closed Good Friday & Christmas Day ) |
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Surat |
Thomby Road / Silver |
24 hours a day / 7 days a week |
320 |
|
Springs |
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Wallumbilla |
Tip Road |
Will be moving to a locked facility with |
199 |
Yuleba |
Perry Street |
key access for local residents only . |
142 |
Our plans for 2021 / 22
4 waste transfer stations
Total
Jackson |
Pei Road |
Locked facility with key access for local |
20 |
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residents only . |
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Muckadilla |
Rose Smith Lane |
|
8 |
Amby |
Springfield Road |
Will be moving to a locked facility with |
40 |
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key access for local residents only . |
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Mungallala |
Redford Road |
|
44 |
6,053 per week
2 industrial bin sites |
Dunkeld |
Located at Dunkeld State School
Located at Begonia State School
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1 industrial bin once a fortnight
2 industrial bins once a fortnight
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Begonia |
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Why we do it
Waste is generated by households , business and industry and must be disposed of in a way that does not impact the environment and must be consistent with the Queensland Government ’ s Environmental Authority - an approval for Council to receive different types of waste at each of its waste facilities . Each of the current landfill sites , do not accept every type of waste that is produced .
How waste is managed is rapidly changing , with regulatory and community expectations requiring waste streams to be reused , minimising waste going into landfill . As well as reducing our environmental footprint , the aim is also to reduce operational costs to the ratepayer in the longer term .
What we must do
Queensland Government
Environmental Protection Act 1994 Environmental Protection Regulation 2008 Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011 Local Government Act 2009 Local Government Regulation 2012 Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 Planning Act 2016 Planning Regulation 2017 Building Act 1975 Building Regulation 2006
Local Laws and Subordinate Local Laws Local Law No . 8
Did you know
The most significant change in how Council and the region manages waste occurred on and from 1 July 2019 with the introduction of the Queensland Government ’ s waste levy . The waste levy applies to 39 of the 77 local government areas in Queensland , including the Maranoa region .
The 39 local government areas ( referred to as the waste levy zone ) cover around 90 per cent of Queensland ’ s population and is where the majority of waste is generated and disposed . Unless exemptions apply , waste going to landfill in Queensland will incur a levy fee , except if the waste is both generated and disposed of in a non-levy zone .
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