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The current waste management within QPRC reflect pre-amalgamation arrangements. This have created inconsistent servicing and charging outcomes.
Consultants were engaged to develop a long-term strategy to guide our waste management and improve landfill diversion rates. Development of the draft Strategy was informed by a Waste Strategy Working Group and public consultation held in late 2018.
Factors considered in the development of the draft Strategy:
Legislative and regulatory requirements including the NSW Government target to increase diversion from landfill to 70% of waste
Appropriate and equitable provision of services across the LGA and harmonisation of fees and charges where the same services are provided
A need to rationalise operations, including waste disposal, to better service the community and to reduce costs
The draft Strategy has been developed with a number of external pressures:
Bans on exporting waste from Australia to various nations including China and Indonesia
Growing waste generation rates over time
Population growth
Growing environmental obligations and expectations from the community and government
Environmental and WHS risks
Recommended changes to fees, charges and waste servicing arrangements
The recommendations of the Strategy will result in changes to some service arrangements. It will result in changes to fees and charges. In some areas this will result in an overall reduction in charges, however in other areas, it will see an overall increase in fees and charges.
Ratepayers and residents are encouraged to look at the Storymap or review the document to understand the proposed changes.
Recommendations in the draft Strategy
The draft Strategy considered “business as usual” and five other scenarios. Each offers different arrangements of services and actions to drive QPRC closer to the NSW Government diversion target of 70% of waste diverted from landfill.
Of the scenarios, Scenario 3 has been recommended for the following reasons. It:
delivers the equal highest waste diversion over the life of the Strategy
balances costs to residents with delivering diversion targets
provides an equitable solution for all residents and businesses in the LGA
provides all residents with access to all QPRC waste facilities
provides sufficient resources and funding to enable the identified actions to be undertaken
To manage transitional cost impacts to residents, various rating approaches were considered. The recommended rating approach provides phased amendment of the charges and maintains sufficient funding to undertake Strategy actions.
Find out more
View our Storymap which provides a summary of the draft Waste Strategy
Download the draft Waste Strategy document and appendixes from the document list to the right of this page
Submissions may be made on the draft Strategy until Thursday 3 June:
By completing the survey below
By email to council@qprc.nsw.gov.au referencing the "Draft Waste Strategy" in the subject line
By mail to PO Box 90, Queanbeyan NSW 2620
Delivered in person to either the Queanbeyan, Braidwood or Bungendore office
The current waste management within QPRC reflect pre-amalgamation arrangements. This have created inconsistent servicing and charging outcomes.
Consultants were engaged to develop a long-term strategy to guide our waste management and improve landfill diversion rates. Development of the draft Strategy was informed by a Waste Strategy Working Group and public consultation held in late 2018.
Factors considered in the development of the draft Strategy:
Legislative and regulatory requirements including the NSW Government target to increase diversion from landfill to 70% of waste
Appropriate and equitable provision of services across the LGA and harmonisation of fees and charges where the same services are provided
A need to rationalise operations, including waste disposal, to better service the community and to reduce costs
The draft Strategy has been developed with a number of external pressures:
Bans on exporting waste from Australia to various nations including China and Indonesia
Growing waste generation rates over time
Population growth
Growing environmental obligations and expectations from the community and government
Environmental and WHS risks
Recommended changes to fees, charges and waste servicing arrangements
The recommendations of the Strategy will result in changes to some service arrangements. It will result in changes to fees and charges. In some areas this will result in an overall reduction in charges, however in other areas, it will see an overall increase in fees and charges.
Ratepayers and residents are encouraged to look at the Storymap or review the document to understand the proposed changes.
Recommendations in the draft Strategy
The draft Strategy considered “business as usual” and five other scenarios. Each offers different arrangements of services and actions to drive QPRC closer to the NSW Government diversion target of 70% of waste diverted from landfill.
Of the scenarios, Scenario 3 has been recommended for the following reasons. It:
delivers the equal highest waste diversion over the life of the Strategy
balances costs to residents with delivering diversion targets
provides an equitable solution for all residents and businesses in the LGA
provides all residents with access to all QPRC waste facilities
provides sufficient resources and funding to enable the identified actions to be undertaken
To manage transitional cost impacts to residents, various rating approaches were considered. The recommended rating approach provides phased amendment of the charges and maintains sufficient funding to undertake Strategy actions.
Find out more
View our Storymap which provides a summary of the draft Waste Strategy
Download the draft Waste Strategy document and appendixes from the document list to the right of this page
Submissions may be made on the draft Strategy until Thursday 3 June:
By completing the survey below
By email to council@qprc.nsw.gov.au referencing the "Draft Waste Strategy" in the subject line
By mail to PO Box 90, Queanbeyan NSW 2620
Delivered in person to either the Queanbeyan, Braidwood or Bungendore office
