Leeton Shire Council resolved to endorse a Draft Waste Management Strategy at its August Ordinary Meeting which will be on public exhibition from 28 August 2020.
Council recognises the importance of sustainable waste management services for its communities and the need to take a more strategic approach.
In 2019, Council conducted a survey on Council’s waste services in 2019. The results from the survey outlined the community’s expectations for Council’s waste services and has determined most of the priorities and actions in this draft strategy.
The Draft Waste Management Strategy signals a direction that will see a reduction in waste to landfill and increasing resource recovery through waste avoidance, reuse, recycle and reprocessing.
The Strategy contains a number of actions under three main priorities: Diverting waste from landfill and increasing resource recovery; enhancing service delivery and performance through improved data capture; and providing cost effective, equitable and long- term waste services to the community.
Council is also aiming to improve its waste diversion performance closer to the goals set by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). Our aim is to have a diversion target of 50% (up from 41%) by 2026.
The survey closes at 5pm on Friday 25 September 2020.
Thanks in advance for being an active and engaged citizen of Leeton Shire.
Leeton Shire Council resolved to endorse a Draft Waste Management Strategy at its August Ordinary Meeting which will be on public exhibition from 28 August 2020.
Council recognises the importance of sustainable waste management services for its communities and the need to take a more strategic approach.
In 2019, Council conducted a survey on Council’s waste services in 2019. The results from the survey outlined the community’s expectations for Council’s waste services and has determined most of the priorities and actions in this draft strategy.
The Draft Waste Management Strategy signals a direction that will see a reduction in waste to landfill and increasing resource recovery through waste avoidance, reuse, recycle and reprocessing.
The Strategy contains a number of actions under three main priorities: Diverting waste from landfill and increasing resource recovery; enhancing service delivery and performance through improved data capture; and providing cost effective, equitable and long- term waste services to the community.
Council is also aiming to improve its waste diversion performance closer to the goals set by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). Our aim is to have a diversion target of 50% (up from 41%) by 2026.
The survey closes at 5pm on Friday 25 September 2020.
Thanks in advance for being an active and engaged citizen of Leeton Shire.
