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The

Waste, Recycling, and Litter Strategy 2018 -2028

was adopted by the Council

in 2018 as a roadmap towards achieving the community’s waste, recycling and litter

management aspirations. A key objective of this strategy is resource recovery and the

minimisation of waste going to landfill.

200 - 0519

37%

(28,000 tonnes)

per year of waste is

being recycled

1000

plus street litter

bins provided across

Brimbank

150

litter infringement

notices issued

57%

of households

have the optional

Green Waste

Recycling Bin

6.3

million

household collections

per year for garbage/

recyclables/green

waste

Waste, Recycling,

and Litter Strategy

Scorecard 2018/2019

Vision and Objectives

Reduced recycling contamination from 26% to 13%.

Council’s long term strategic objective is to achieve a

contamination rate of below 7%.

Household Collection Services

Increased the financial incentive to adopt a smaller

garbage bin.

There is a saving of $89/year for households which

downsize from 140 litres to an 80 litre bin.

410 garbage bins downsized and 95 new requests for

80 litre bin.

Hard Waste Collections

Introduction of a new improved hard waste collection

service starting 1 July 2019.

The previous annual collection has been replaced with a more

convenient and flexible ‘at call’ service.

Under the new service, Council has set a minimum recycling rate

of 20% for the amount of material which is recovered/ recycled.

Recycling Centre and Other

Opportunities Services

Expansion of the range of materials received at the

Recycling/ ‘Detox’ Centre at Keilor Park .

In response to a State Government ban on the disposal of

e-waste to landfill from 1 July 2019, Council has expanded the

capacity of its Resource Recovery Centre at Keilor Park to

accommodate this requirement.

A ‘Pop-Up’ Drive Through Recycling Day was held on

Sunday 31 March 2019.

This inaugural event, held at JR Parsons Reserve, Sunshine,

resulted in the recycling and processing of 21,000 kg of

whitegoods, e-waste, bicycles, furniture and mattresses from

368 participants (car loads).

In 2018 /2019 Brimbank City Council delivered the following strategic goals:

Council Sites

Equip all Council sites with durable crockery and

washing facilities.

Rollout commenced at Brimbank Community and

Civic Centre in Sunshine.

Litter and Dumped Rubbish

Extension of enforcement activity focusing on illegal dumping hotspots.

Includes the installation of fixed cameras and use of mobile surveillance

cameras at known dumping ‘hot spots’.

The appointment of an additional Litter Enforcement Officer.

150 Litter Infringements Notices issued (fines ranging from $322 - $1900). In

addition, Council recoved over $13,500 in Court convictions and fines.

‘Stop the Rubbish’ campaign promoting that Council is clamping down on

illegal rubbish dumping and litter in Brimbank, and has authority to prosecute

offenders.

Advocacy

Advocate for tighter regulation of the waste management industry

including a push for increased penalties and clean up requirements for

commercial dumping.

Includes submissions to the State Government regarding:

• Parliamentary Inquiry into Recycling and Waste Management;

• Introduction of Container Deposit Legislation;

• Recovering and reprocessing resources from waste;

• Re-evaluate current waste and resource recovery services.

Education and Awareness Programs

Enhanced community awareness with a

strong focus on waste reduction and low

contamination of recycling.

Expansion of the Brimbank ‘Gems’ Recycling Program.

The appointment of an additional Waste

Education Officer.

New artwork installed on Waste Collection vehicles

to promote waste wise message.

A Waste education calendar was developed.

Council was successful in receiving a grant to promote

the State Government’s ban on e-waste being sent to

landfill from 1 July 2019.

Introduced improved Home Composting Program in

2019 which makes it easier and inexpensive to compost

and manage food and garden waste at home.