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WASTE REDUCTION
AND RECYCLING PLAN

 2017–2021
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CONTENTS

                                I. INTRODUCTION                          3

                                II. STRATEGIC FIT                        8

                                III. VISION - WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE?   12

                                IV. OUTCOMES                            12

                                V. POLICY POSITION                      13

                                VI. WHERE ARE WE NOW?                   14

                                VII. WHERE ARE WE GOING?                24

                                VIII. KEY AREAS OF INTEREST             25

                                IX. HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THERE?      26

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I. INTRODUCTION
MAYOR AND CEO’S MESSAGE
Logan’s population is expected to increase by 180,000 people        While our residents have embraced kerbside recycling, there
over the next 20 years. Increased waste generation comes            are still greater opportunities to divert more waste away from
with population growth, which is why it is important that we        landfill and into beneficial reuse through recycling, reuse and
can adequately cater for this increase while also focussing on      composting. Council is committed to ensuring that its waste
minimising the amount of waste that ends up in landfill. We         facilities and services keep up with population growth and
do this by encouraging residents and businesses to recycle,         effectively assist in minimising waste going to landfill. Logan
recover and reuse wherever possible.                                City Council’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan 2017-
                                                                    2021 plays an important part in setting Council’s strategic
                                                                    direction to meet the city’s future waste and recycling needs.

Acting Mayor Cherie Dalley City of Logan                         Silvio Trinca, Acting Chief Executive Officer Logan City Council

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    Logan City Council provides essential waste management services to
    its local community, while simultaneously striving to achieve positive
    environmental, social, and economic outcomes in its day-to-day
    operations of collection, transfer, recycling, reuse, and disposal of the
    city’s waste.

    Council’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan 2017–2021 outlines
    the many opportunities and challenges ahead for the City as we
    work to ensure that our waste services and infrastructure keep up
    with population growth, and take practical steps to maximise waste
    avoidance and resource recovery. It supports and complements the
    Queensland State Government’s Waste Avoidance and Resource
    Productivity Strategy 2014 – 2024, while fulfilling Council’s obligation
    under the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011 to develop a
    Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan.

    The vision for this plan is to manage Council’s waste in a manner
    that achieves the optimum balance of environmental, economic and
    social outcomes. A suite of key interest areas and actions have been
    identified in this Plan which aim to contribute to the achievement of
    this vision.

    This Plan provides a high level direction for waste management
    and resource recovery in Logan City over the next five years - with
    the focus on the municipal solid waste stream generated. It will be
    reviewed in 2021 (or before, if deemed necessary). This timeframe
    complements Council’s next Corporate Planning process that will
    set the direction for the five-year period 2019 - 2024 and will be the
    guiding plan for all Council’s activities over that period and beyond.

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WHY WE NEED THE STRATEGIC DOCUMENT
    Over the last decade the nature of waste      expected increase of waste generation,
    management in Australia has changed.          which is why it is so important that this
    It has moved from a ‘haul and bury’ to a      Plan caters for this expected increase,
    ‘resource recovery’ approach.                 while at the same time taking practical
                                                  steps to minimise the amount of waste
    While this shift has taken momentum in
                                                  that ends up buried in landfill.
    Queensland, it is occurring at a much
    slower rate than in other states. This is     This Plan sets out Council’s strategic
    due to Queensland having one of the           intentions for managing waste, waste
    lowest rates of resource recovery, and the    reduction, and recycling in Logan City for
    highest rate of landfilled waste per capita   the next five years. A five-year timeframe
    than any other state in Australia. The        has been adopted to enable a medium-
    Queensland State Government’s Waste           long term planning process but also
    Avoidance and Resource Productivity           to avoid any unnecessary ‘crystal ball
    Strategy 2014 – 2024 outlines the many        gazing’ in the current climate of changing
    opportunities and challenges ahead for        government legislation, and evolving
    Queensland as we work to improve our          waste management technologies. While
    collective waste avoidance and recovery       the plan has been prepared with a five-
    performance.                                  year horizon it will be reviewed in three
                                                  years as required by the Waste Reduction
    Logan City Council’s Waste Reduction
                                                  and Recycling Act 2011. Any significant
    and Recycling Plan 2017 – 2021 supports
                                                  changes in Council’s waste reduction and
    and complements the State’s Waste
                                                  recycling needs, legislative requirements,
    Avoidance and Resource Productivity
                                                  technological advances, and community
    Strategy 2014 – 2024, while fulfilling
                                                  needs may trigger additional reviews as
    Council’s obligation under the Waste
                                                  required.
    Reduction and Recycling Act 2011
    to develop a Waste Reduction and
    Recycling Plan.

    Logan’s population of 308,681 (ABS,
    2015) is expected to increase to nearly
    500,000 people over the next 20 years.
    With any population increase comes an

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HOW THE PLAN WAS                                              HOW THE PLAN WILL
DEVELOPED                                                     BE IMPLEMENTED AND
This document was developed by Logan City Council, and        REPORTED
went through a period of internal and external consultation
                                                              Implementation of this Plan will be monitored and reported to
with stakeholders and the community.
                                                              Council through its corporate reporting system.

                                                              In accordance with the requirements of the Waste Reduction
                                                              and Recycling Act 2011, an annual report on waste
                                                              management will also be submitted to the Queensland
                                                              Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. The report
                                                              is due within two months of the end of each financial year.

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II. STRATEGIC FIT
    This Plan is a statutory requirement under the Waste                        A range of policies, strategies, acts and regulations apply to
    Reduction and Recycling Act 2011, which stipulates that all                 the management of waste in Queensland. Table 1 summarises
    Queensland Local Governments have a waste reduction and                     the relevant strategic documents that apply to this Plan.
    recycling plan to address all aspects of its waste management.

    Table 1 - Summary of relevant policy and legislation

     Legislation / Strategy          Administered by         Intent

     Environmental Protection        Queensland Government   Provides strategic framework for managing waste in Queensland and outlines the preferred waste
     Regulations 2008                                        management hierarchy and principles for achieving good waste management. The principles for
                                                             achieving good waste management are:

                                                             • The polluter-pays principle — all costs associated with waste management should, where possible,
                                                               be borne by the waste generator;
                                                             • The user-pays principle — all costs associated with the use of a resource should, where possible,
                                                               be included in the price of goods and services developed from that resource; and
                                                             • The product stewardship principle — the producer or importer of a product should take all
                                                               reasonable steps to minimise environmental harm from the production, use and disposal of the
                                                               product.

     Waste Reduction and Recycling   Queensland Government   This legislation establishes a new framework to modernise waste management and resource recovery
     Act 2011                                                practices in Queensland. It promotes waste avoidance and reduction, and encourages resource
                                                             recovery and efficiency.

                                                             The objectives of the Queensland Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011 are:

                                                             • To promote waste avoidance and reduction, resource recovery and efficiency actions;
                                                             • To reduce the consumption of natural resources and minimise the disposal of waste by encouraging
                                                               waste avoidance and the recovery, re-use and recycling of waste;
                                                             • To minimise the overall impact of waste generation and disposal;
                                                             • To ensure a shared responsibility between government, business and industry and the community in
                                                               waste management and resource recovery; and
                                                             • To support and implement national frameworks, objectives and priorities for waste management and
                                                               resource recovery.

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Legislation / Strategy          Administered by         Intent

Waste Reduction and Recycling   Queensland Government   The key provisions of the Regulation include:
Regulation 2011
                                                        • Fees for applications under the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011;
                                                        • Management of used packaging materials; and
                                                        • Details about who is required to plan and report about waste management.

Queensland Waste Avoidance      Queensland Government   The Queensland Waste Avoidance and Resource Productivity Strategy 2014-2024 will assist the
and Resource Productivity                               Queensland waste sector in achieving the objectives of the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011.
Strategy 2014-2024
                                                        The strategy’s broad goals are to:

                                                        • Reduce waste (specifically, to halve the amount of waste sent to landfill by 2020);
                                                        • Optimise recovery and recycling; and
                                                        • Develop sustainable waste industries and jobs.

Queensland Plan                 Queensland Government   The Queensland Plan is a 30-year vision for the state—a roadmap for growth and prosperity. There is a
                                                        recognition of the importance of protecting the environment, and the intent to reduce the environmental
                                                        footprint from waste generation.

Australia’s National Waste      Australian Government   Australia’s National Waste Policy 2009 heralds a new, coherent and environmentally responsible
Policy: Less Waste, More        Department of the       approach to waste management in Australia and sets Australia’s waste management and resource
Resources                       Environment             recovery direction to 2020.

                                                        The aims of the national waste policy are to:

                                                        • Avoid the generation of waste, reduce the amount of waste (including hazardous waste) for
                                                          disposal;
                                                        • Manage waste as a resource;
                                                        • Ensure that waste treatment, disposal, recovery and re-use is undertaken in a safe, scientific and
                                                          environmentally sound manner, and
                                                        • Contribute to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, energy conservation and production,
                                                          water efficiency and the productivity of the land.

Product Stewardship Act 2011    Australian Government   This legislation provides the framework to effectively manage the environmental, health and safety
                                Department of the       impacts of products, and in particular those impacts associated with the disposal of products.
                                Environment
                                                        The implementation of the Act will help reduce hazardous substances in products and in waste, avoid
                                                        and reduce waste, and increase recycling and resource recovery.

                                                        The framework includes voluntary, co-regulatory and mandatory product stewardship.

                                                        The passage of the legislation delivers on a key commitment by the Australian Government under the
                                                        National Waste Policy.

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Legislation / Strategy            Administered by             Intent

     Product Stewardship               Australian Government       The Regulation sets out the fees and fee structure for the assessment of applications for accreditation
     Regulations 2012                  Department of the           of voluntary product stewardship arrangements.
                                       Environment

     Product Stewardship (Television   Australian Government       This Regulation supports a co-regulatory recycling scheme for televisions, computers, printers and
     and Computer) Regulation          Department of the           computer products. It aims to increase the recycling of covered products to 80% in 2021-22.
     2011                              Environment
                                                                   In line with the aims of the National Waste Policy, the objectives of the Scheme are to:

                                                                   • Reduce the amount of television and computer waste (particularly hazardous waste materials) for
                                                                     disposal to landfill;
                                                                   • Increase recovery of resources from end-of-life television and computer products in a safe,
                                                                     scientific and environmentally sound manner;
                                                                   • Ensure national coverage; and
                                                                   • Ensure fair and equitable industry participation in the Scheme.

     Clean Energy Act 2011             Australian Government       The Australian Clean Energy Act 2011 aims to:
                                       Department of Environment
                                                                   • Ensure compliance with international obligations;
                                                                   • Support a global response to climate change; and
                                                                   • Take action to meet Australia’s long-term greenhouse gas targets.

     Renewable Energy Targets          Australian Government       Targets for renewable energy were adopted by Australia with the arrangements being managed under
                                       Department of Environment   several pieces of supporting regulations and legislation. Mandatory Renewable Energy Targets were
                                                                   adopted in 2010. It requires 20% of Australia’s energy generation to come from green or renewable
                                                                   energy sources by 2020. A target of interest is Bioenergy which includes energy from waste.

     Packaging Covenant                Australian Government       The Australian Packing Covenant (APC) provides a tool for industries in consumer packaging
                                       Department of Environment   supply chains to contribute to managing impacts of packaging waste. Funds created by covenant
                                                                   arrangements are applied to projects. Previously this has included funding to Local Government for
                                                                   projects including littering and collection/processing of recyclables.

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CORPORATE PLAN LINK
The Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan 2017 – 2021
supports the priority areas of Council’s Corporate Plan 2013-
2018 specifically:

                MI - Building our Major Infrastructure          WC - Building the Wellbeing of our Communities

                CI - Building our City’s Image                  MG - Managing Growth in our City

                EB - Building our Economic Base

                E - Building our Environment

                SE - Building our Service Excellence

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III. VISION - WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE?
                                                                                       More specifically, this Plan sets out the following aspirational
     The vision for this Plan is to manage
                                                                                       targets for waste reduction and recycling:
     Council’s waste in a manner that
     achieves the optimum balance of
     environmental, economic and social
     outcomes.
      Waste Stream            Measure                                      2011/12 Baseline                                      2021 Target

      Municipal Solid Waste   Reduction in per household tonnage of        14.05 kg per household, per week                      13.3 kg per household per week (5%
                              MSW per year                                                                                       decrease)

      Municipal Solid Waste   Increase in per household tonnages           2.58 kg per household per week (figure based on       Increase to 3.01 kg per household
                              of recycled materials, collected from        post processing of recyclables and removal of waste   per week (17% increase)
                              recycling bins, per year                     contamination)

      Municipal Solid Waste   Reduction in contamination of recycling      37.3%                                                 25%
                              bins

      Municipal Solid Waste   Increase tonnage of items diverted through   1,166 tonnes, per year                                1,283 tonnes per year (10%
                              the Recycling Market                                                                               increase)

     IV. OUTCOMES
     This Plan will:                                                                   • set aspirational targets for the minimisation of waste that is
                                                                                           sent to landfill (or other forms of disposal); and
     • provide a framework for the collection, treatment and
                                                                                       • ensure ongoing compliance with legislative and regulatory
        disposal of waste generated within Logan City;
                                                                                           requirements.
     • maximise the recovery and reuse of waste that has a further
        or alternative use, to the greatest extent practicable;

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V. POLICY POSITION
Council acknowledges that the waste hierarchy (Figure 1) is       In addition to the waste hierarchy, the following principles are
the internationally recognised framework for prioritising waste   also acknowledged:
and resource management practices.
                                                                  • The ‘Proximity Principle’ - transporting waste has
                                                                     environmental, social and economic costs so as a general
                         MOST PREFERABLE
                                                                     rule, waste should be dealt with as near to the place of
                           Avoid or reduce                           production as possible. This has the added benefit of

                               Reuse
                                                                     raising awareness about waste and encouraging ownership
                                                                     of the problem at the local level.
                              Recycle
                                                                  • The “Polluter-pays” principle — all costs associated with
                           Recover energy                            waste management should, where possible, be borne by
                                                                     the waste generator;
                                Treat
                                                                  • The “User-pays” principle — all costs associated with
                              Dispose                                the use of a resource should, where possible, be included
                         LEAST PREFERABLE                            in the price of goods and services developed from that
                                                                     resource; and
                       Figure 1 - Waste Hierarchy
                                                                  • The “Product stewardship” principle — the producer
                                                                     or importer of a product should take all reasonable steps to
Since all waste management options have some impact                  minimise environmental harm from the production, use and
on the environment, the only way to avoid impact is not to           disposal of the product.
produce waste in the first place, and waste avoidance and
reduction is therefore at the top of the hierarchy. Re-use,
followed by recycling, other recovery and treatment techniques
follow, while disposal to landfill is at the bottom of the
hierarchy.

Although the hierarchy holds true in general terms, there will
be certain wastes for which the waste management options
are limited, or for which the most practicable option lies
towards the bottom of the hierarchy. In deciding what is the
most appropriate disposal route environmental, economical,
and social costs and benefits need to be considered.

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VI. WHERE ARE WE NOW?
     COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC                                                                        are continuing to expand to meet the demand of quality and
                                                                                                   responsible industry.
     PROFILE
                                                                                                   Data from the Commonwealth Census (ABS, 2011) shows
     Logan is a culturally-diverse and vibrant city which is rich in                               that the output generated by Logan’s economy is estimated
     social capital, providing a variety of economic and lifestyle                                 at $20.737 billion. This represents 5.53% of the $375 billion
     choices. Located in the fastest growth corridor in Australia,                                 output generated in South East Queensland, 3.22% of the
     Logan City’s goal is to be recognised as a leader in sustainable                              $644.290 billion output generated in Queensland, and 0.62%
     thinking, sustainable development, and sustainable outcomes.                                  of the $3.349 trillion output generated nationally. Figure 2
                                                                                                   provides an overview of the output per economic sector in
     Logan is ideally located between Brisbane, Ipswich, and the
                                                                                                   Logan in 2011.
     Gold Coast, and has good access to highways and public
     transport. It has many thriving light industrial precincts at
     Marsden, Crestmead, Slacks Creek, and Loganholme, which

                                     Manufacturing
                                                                                                                                                            24.5%
            Rental, Hiring & Real Estate Services                                                                       13.9%
                                      Construction                                                                  13.2%
                                       Retail Trade                                       6.3%
                                   Wholesale Trade                                        6.2%
                   Health Care & Social Assistance                                 4.7%
     Professional, Scientific & Technical Services                              4.1%
                 Transport, Postal & Warehousing                               4.0%
                               Education & Training                            4.0%
                    Financial & Insurance Services                            3.8%
                     Public Administration & Safety                        3.3%
             Administrative and Support Services                         2.9%
                 Accommodation & Food Services                         2.5%
                                     Other Services                 2.1%
         Electricity, Gas, Water & Waste Services               1.4%
      Information, Media & Telecommunications                   1.3%
                     Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing         0.8%
                        Arts & Recreation Services         0.6%
                                             Mining        0.5%

                                                       0                          5                 10                     15                20                     25

                                                               Figure 2 - Output generated by the various business sectors in Logan

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MANUFACTURING                                                     EDUCATION
Logan is a vibrant area of manufacturing activity stretched       Logan City boasts some of Australia’s top schools which
across several industrial and commercial hubs located             provide quality education from Prep right through to University
throughout the city. Particular strengths in manufacturing        level. Logan has 36 prep schools, 50 state schools, 13 private
include: metal production, machinery, equipment, and              schools, Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE College, and
materials for the residential and commercial building             Griffith University’s Logan campus. The city has established
industry. There are is also an emerging food and beverage         strong linkages between the education sector and the
manufacturing sector in Logan.                                    business community to ensure workforce requirements are
                                                                  being effectively and efficiently met at a local level.

                                                                  Looking ahead to the next 20 years, Logan City will continue

CONSTRUCTION                                                      to be one of the fastest growing cities in Queensland. The
                                                                  population is expected to increase by up to 200,000 within the
Logan offers a well-qualified, stable workforce for the current   next 20 years to 490,522 persons by 2036. This population
and future needs of the construction sector. The construction     growth will be a major driver for job creation, and in effect will
sector plays an important role in Logan’s economy, by             impact waste generation and management for the city.
contributing significantly with income and employment
opportunities for the City. Construction represents an
integral part of Logan’s major supply chains, especially in the
manufacturing and wholesale trade sectors.

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WASTE PROFILE AND
     INFRASTRUCTURE

     Waste Streams                                                  Waste Collection Services
                                                                    Council provides the following waste collection services:
     Waste is typically classified into three categories:

     • Municipal Solid Waste (MSW);                                   Waste Stream                 Standard Services*

     • Commercial and Industrial waste (C&I); and                     Municipal Solid Waste        • Weekly 240L general waste wheelie bin
                                                                                                     collection
     • Construction and Demolition waste (C&D).
                                                                                                   • Fortnightly 240L recycling waste wheelie bin
                                                                                                     collection
     Council does not have total responsibility for managing all
                                                                                                   • Annual Kerbside Clean Up service aimed at
     wastes. Council is primarily responsible for the management                                     bulky waste removal
     of waste generated by the residential sector (MSW), and
                                                                      Commercial and               A small amount of commercial waste and
     therefore can have the most influence in this waste stream.      Industrial waste (C&I),      recyclables is collected by Council as part of the
                                                                      and Construction and         collection services. The majority of commercial
     Council’s involvement with C&I and C&D waste is limited to       Demolition waste (C&D).      waste and recycling collection services are
                                                                                                   undertaken by the private sector.
     the provision of optional collection services, and recycling
     and disposal services for C&I and C&D waste at its waste       *Note that Council does offer variations to this standard collection service
     and recycling facilities.                                        in certain circumstances and upon the residents’ and/or property owners’
                                                                      request (e.g. smaller general waste bin, more frequent servicing frequency,
                                                                      additional bins, etc.). There are also a small number of properties in the City
                                                                      that do not receive a waste collection service primarily due to their isolation.

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WHEELIE BIN COMPOSITION
Based on Council’s audit of domestic general waste
                                                                                              23% “other” waste (in-
bins, Council’s MSW is composed of approximately 25%                                          cluding some avoidable
food waste, 27% garden waste, 15% recyclable paper                                            and recyclable materials)

and cardboard (recyclable), 4% textiles, 4% nappies, 6%
recyclable glass, metal, and plastics, and 19% ‘other’                                        25% recyclable paper,
                                                                                              cardboard, textiles, glass,
(including wood, rubber, leather, non-recyclable paper,                                       metal, and plastics
cardboard, metal, and glass) - as shown in figure 3.

In theory, at least 77% of Council’s domestic waste                                           52% garden and food
                                                                                              organics (mostly avoidable
could be diverted from landfill through avoidance, reuse,                                     or compostable)
recovery and composting. This equates to approximately
61,456 tonnes of materials that could be recovered for
beneficial use rather than landfilled.
                                                            Figure 3 - Composition of a typical Logan City Council 240L
Based on Council’s audit of domestic recycling bins, a                          general waste bin

typical recycling bin is composed of approximately 3%
PET, 3% HDPE, 1% other mixed plastic, 2% steel, 1%
                                                                                              7% PET, HDPE, mixed
aluminium, 27% paper, 18% cardboard, 13% glass, and                                           plastics
32% waste (contamination) - as shown in Figure 4.
                                                                                              3% steel and aluminium

Council accepts recycling materials with recycling codes
of:                                                                                           45% paper and cardboard

                                                                                               13% glass

                                                                                              32% waste (inc. plastic
                                                                                              bags and glass fines)

                                                            Figure 4 - Composition of a typical Logan City Council 240L
                                                                                   recycling bin

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KERBSIDE CLEAN-UP

     Waste Streams                                                             Landfill Tonnage and Composition
     Currently, Council provides a yearly kerbside clean-up service            Table 2 at right provides data on the growth of total waste
     to households, primarily for large bulky items that residents             landfilled in 2015-2016, in comparison to the baseline data of
     may have difficulty in hauling to a waste and recycling facility          2011-2012. Figure 5 shows the composition of waste received
     themselves.                                                               at the Browns Plains Landfill.

     Kerbside clean-ups do not encourage waste reduction, and                  In the 2015-2016 financial year, around 65% of the waste
     pose significant amenity and health and safety issues. The                landfilled at the Browns Plains Landfill was MSW collected
     manner in which materials are presented for collection and                from residential kerbside areas, self-hauled waste to the
     subsequently collected does not allow for resource recovery.              landfill, and self-hauled waste from the Carbrook and
                                                                               Beenleigh transfer stations. The remaining waste landfilled at
     Kerbside clean-ups are a popular service for many
                                                                               Browns Plains is a combination of C&I (32%), C&D (2%) and
     households. However, residents perceive kerbside clean-
                                                                               Council generated waste (1%).
     ups as a ‘free’, convenient service, whereas in fact only an
     estimated 20-30% of residents participate in the clean-ups,               Domestic waste generated in the former areas of Beaudesert
     while all residents pay via rates for the service. In other words,        Shire, including waste that is received at the Logan Village and
     Council must recover the full cost of the service through rates,          Greenbank Transfer Stations is sent to Bromelton Landfill in
     which are passed on to all ratepayers.                                    the Scenic Rim Region. 2012 was the final year in which waste
                                                                               from the former areas of the Gold Coast City were disposed of
     An alternative may be for Council to provide a Recyclables
                                                                               in the Stapylton Landfill. Since 2012, all waste from the former
     Collection Service to residents for unwanted household goods,
                                                                               areas of the Gold Coast City are now disposed of at the
     with the items collected used to stock the Logan Recycling
                                                                               Browns Plains Landfill.
     Market. The service could be on-demand, or provided
     annually. The desired output of any change to the kerbside
     clean-up service is a significant reduction in the quantity
     of kerbside clean-up material landfilled, and an estimated
     increase in the amount of reusable material recovered.

                                                         Kerbside Collection

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Waste transferred                    Construction & demolition
Waste Stream (landfilled at          2011-2012      2015-2016   from Beenleigh                       Kerbside Clean-Up waste
Browns Plains)                       Tonnage        Tonnage     Transfer Station                     Council-generated waste
MSW collected kerbside from          60,933         70,266      Waste
former LCC (includes Council                                    transferred from
                                                                                            2%
properties and special events)                                  Carbrook
                                                                Transfer              3%      1%
Commercial & Industrial              26,847         54,439      Station          3%        2%
Self-hauled to Browns Plains         25,199         24,807

Construction & Demolition            3,680          2,818

Waste transferred from Beenleigh     2,977          4,574
                                                                       15%
Transfer Station
                                                                                                                   42%
Waste transferred from Carbrook      3,448          4,683
Transfer Station

Council-generated waste              3,174          2,154

Kerbside Clean-Up waste              4,593          4,348

Total waste landfilled at Browns     130,851        168,089
                                                                                      32%
Plains

Waste Stream (landfilled             2011-2012      2015-2016
outside the City of Logan)           Tonnage        Tonnage

Waste transferred from Logan         2,422          2,740
Village Transfer Station to                                         Self-haul to      Commercial and      MSW collected kerbside
neighbouring Landfill                                              Browns Plains        industrial        from former LCC (inc.
                                                                                                          Council properties and
Waste transferred from Greenbank     2,008          2,741                                                 special events)
Transfer Station to neighbouring
Landfill                                                               Figure 5 - Composition Waste Streams at Browns Plains
                                                                                       Landfill (2015 - 2016)
LCC waste delivered to Stapylton     8,664          0
Landfill
                                                                Council recycles approximately 35% of the total discarded
MSW collected kerbside from          9,200          12,098
former BSC landfilled at Bromelton
                                                                products received. Compared to the 168,089 tonnes of
Landfill                                                        materials that were landfilled at Browns Plains, a total of
Total waste landfilled outside       22,294         17,579      59,048 tonnes of recycling products were diverted for resale,
Logan City                                                      recycling and composting in 2015-2016. This includes
Total waste landfilled               153,145        185,668     materials sold at the Logan Recycling Market, materials
                                                                collected from the transfer stations (waste vegetation,
                     Table 2 - Waste Tonnage Data               recyclable glass, all metals, paper, cardboard, plastics, and
                                                                e-waste), and kerbside recyclate.

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Waste & Recycling Facilities
     Council owns and operates 5 transfer stations, 1 active landfill,
     and a recycling market (tip shop), which provides a range of
     waste and recycling services to residential and commercial
     customers.

     These facilities provide a number of services for waste
     management across all three waste steams - Municipal Solid
     Waste (MSW), Commercial and Industrial waste (C&I), and
     Construction and Demolition waste (C&D).

     A summary of Council’s current waste and recycling facilities
     are as follows:

     Browns Plains Waste & Recycling Facility (shown on cover and Logan Recycle Market shown above)

     Site Specifics                                                      Recycling Facilities Available
     • Major Transfer Station (4x 60 cubic metre bins)                   Green waste, tyres, oil, metals, cardboard, paper, glass
     • Weighbridge                                                       containers, plastic bottles and containers, cans (empty), x-ray
                                                                         films, electrical and electronic waste, batteries, fluorescent
     • Landfill - licensed to accept 100,000 - 200,000 tonnes per
                                                                         tubes (domestic only), printer cartridges and consumables.
       year
     • Gas extraction for energy production                              Logan Recycling Market (tip shop) - open Friday, Saturday,
     • Preferred site for construction and demolition waste,             Sunday, Monday (excluding public holidays). The Logan
       commercial and industrial waste                                   Recycling Market is one of the biggest of its kind in Australia,
                                                                         and sells pre-loved items including electrical appliances,
     • Open 7 days per week
                                                                         furniture, household goods, construction materials, garden
     Approved Site Use                                                   equipment, antiques and clothing. This reduces the volume of
     • Domestic and commercial                                           material that would otherwise be disposed of to landfill.

     • Limited domestic hazardous waste
     • Asbestos disposal

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Greenbank Transfer Station                                      Carbrook Transfer Station

Site Specifics                                                  Site Specifics
• Minor Transfer Station                                        • Minor Transfer Station
• Open 7 days per week                                          • Weighbridge
                                                                • Open 7 days per week
Approved Site Use
                                                                • Former Landfill
• Domestic and commercial (limited volumes only)

                                                                Approved Site Use
Recycling Facilities Available
                                                                • Domestic and commercial (limited volumes only)
Green waste, tyres, oil, metals, cardboard, paper, glass
containers, plastic bottles and containers, cans (empty),
                                                                Recycling Facilities Available
batteries, x-ray films, electrical and electronic waste,
                                                                Green waste, tyres, oil, metals, cardboard, paper, glass
fluorescent tubes (domestic only), and collection of unwanted
                                                                containers, plastic bottles and containers, cans (empty),
items for resale at the Logan Recycling Market.
                                                                batteries, x-ray films, electrical and electronic waste,
                                                                fluorescent tubes (domestic only), and collection of unwanted
                                                                items for resale at the Logan Recycling Market.

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Beenleigh Transfer Station                                      Logan Village Transfer Station

     Site Specifics                                                  Site Specifics
     • Minor Transfer Station                                        • Minor Transfer Station
     • Open 7 days per week                                          • Open 7 days per week

     Approved Site Use                                               Approved Site Use
     • Domestic only                                                 • Domestic and commercial (limited volumes only)

     Recycling Facilities Available                                  Recycling Facilities Available
     Green waste, tyres, oil, metals, cardboard, paper, glass        Green waste, tyres, oil, metals, cardboard, paper, glass
     containers, plastic bottles and containers, cans (empty),       containers, plastic bottles and containers, cans (empty),
     batteries, x-ray films, electrical and electronic waste,        batteries, x-ray films, electrical and electronic waste,
     fluorescent tubes (domestic only), and collection of unwanted   fluorescent tubes (domestic only), and collection of unwanted
     items for resale at the Logan Recycling Market.                 items for resale at the Logan Recycling Market.

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Rochedale
                                                                                                                                    South
                                                                                                                                                                    Priestdale

                                                                                                                Underwood
                                                                                                                                                    Springwood

                                                                                                              Woodridge
                                                                                                                                                                   Daisy
                                                                                                                                     Slacks                         Hill
                                                                                                                                     Creek

                                                                    Browns Plains Landfill                Logan
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Shailer
                                                                                                          Central
                                                                     and Transfer Station
                                                                                    Berrinba
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Park

                                    Forestdale                                                                                                                                                                                              Cornubia
                                                                            Browns                                  Kingston
                                                      Hillcrest
                                                                             Plains                                                                Meadowbrook
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Carbrook Transfer Station
                                                                                                                                                                                  Tanah
                                                                                                                                               Loganlea
                                                                                                                                               Station

                                                                  Regents                                                                                                         Merah
                                                                   Park                                                                                                                                                                                    Carbrook
                                                                                                         Marsden
                                                                               Heritage                                             Loganlea
                                                                                Park
                                                                                                                                                                 Bethania
                                                 Boronia
                                                 Heights                                                                       Waterford                             Bethania
                                                                                                                                                                     Station

                                                                                                                                West                                                                        Loganholme
                                                                                              Crestmead
                                                                                                                                                                                      Edens Landing
                                                                                                                                                                                      Station

                                                                                                                                                                                 Edens
                                                                                                                                                                                Landing
                   Greenbank                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Eagleby
                                                                                 Park Ridge
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Holmview
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Station

                                                                                                               Logan                          Waterford                                                            Beenleigh
                                                                                                              Reserve                                                                                                           Beenleigh
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Station

                                                                                                                                                                                 Holmview

                                                        Park Ridge South                                                                                                                                                   Mount
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Warren Park
                                                                                                                                                                                       Bahrs
                                                                                                                                           Buccan                    Beenleigh Transfer Station
                                                                                                                                                                                       Scrub
              Greenbank
                                                        Munruben                              Chambers                                                                                                                     Windaroo
            Transfer Station                                                                    Flat

                                                                                                                                                                                     Belivah
New Beith                       North
                               Maclean
                                                                                      Logan Village Transfer Station                                                                                                              Bannockburn

                                                                                                                               Logan
                                                                                                                               Village
                                                                              Stockleigh
                                                                                                                                                                                              Wolffdene

                                  South
                                 Maclean

                                                    Figure 6 - approximate locations of waste and recycling facilities across Logan City

       Waste Education
       Logan City Council provides a community education and                                                                   It is acknowledged that education provided by Council plays
       awareness program called “Watch Out Waste”. This program                                                                an important role in promoting behavioural change by gaining
       is delivered to encourage residents, school groups, and                                                                 awareness, co-operation, and participation in minimising
       local business to “reduce, reuse, recycle and compost.                                                                  waste and maximising resource recovery. It is therefore
       The program demonstrates the strong links between waste                                                                 considered important that this program continues to provide
       avoidance and minimisation, resource conservation, cost                                                                 effective communication and promotion strategies that suit the
       savings, energy and water efficiency, climate change, and                                                               target audience, with a view to educate on a long term basis.
       to assist the participants in understanding the impacts of
       their waste management decisions on the current and future
       environment.

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VII. WHERE ARE                                                                     Waste to landfill
                                                                                                                                           2015-
                                                                                                                                           2016
                                                                                                                                                     Predicted
                                                                                                                                                     by 2031

          WE GOING?                                                                     MSW to landfill (kerbside waste, kerbside clean-
                                                                                        ups, self-haul waste to transfer stations)
                                                                                                                                           128,416   176,572

                                                                                        C&D +C&I to landfill                               54,439    74,853
     PREDICTED WASTE GROWTH
                                                                                        Total landfilled (tonnages)                        182,855   251,425
     This Plan has been developed on the understanding that current                                                                        2015-     Predicted
                                                                                        Material diverted from landfill
     rates of waste generation will continue to increase, in line with                                                                     2016      by 2031
     population growth. Council’s population is expected to grow at a                   Recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, glass,     20,163    27,724
     rate of 2.5% per year.                                                             metal and plastic, e-waste, market resalable
                                                                                        items, kerbside recyclate)
     Council anticipates that waste generation in the City will closely                 Green waste self-hauled to transfer stations       38,343    52,721
     match predicted population growth rates. Under existing services
                                                                                        Green waste collected during kerbside clean-ups    541       743
     arrangements it is anticipated that by 2031, this will equate to an
                                                                                        Total diverted (tonnages)                          59,048    81,188
     estimated 251,425 tonnes of waste being landfilled, compared to
     182,855 tonnes in 2015-2016 (see Table 3 and Figure 7).                              Table 3 - Projected waste and recycling tonnages for Logan City

         350,000
         325,000
         300,000
         275,000
         250,000
         225,000
         200,000
         175,000
         150,000
         125,000
         100,000
          75,000
          50,000
          25,000
               0
                     16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25 25/26 26/27 27/28 28/29 29/30 30/31
                                       Kerbside green            Self-haul green waste               Kerbside recyclables
                                       Other to landfill         C&D + C&l to landfill               Domestic residual to landfill
                              Figure 7 - Total Projected Waste and Recycling Tonnages for Logan 2016 – 2031* *based on current service arrangements

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VIII. KEY AREAS OF INTEREST
The following are the Key Areas of Interest that will underpin                                                     • Reuse, recovery and recycling
the delivery of the Plan’s vision and targets, and also align                                                        Logan will optimise economic benefits from reuse, recovery
with the objectives of the Queensland Government’s Waste                                                             and recycling
Avoidance and Resource Productivity Strategy 2014-2024:                                                            • Management, treatment and disposal
                                                                                                                     Logan will reduce the impact of waste on human health and
• Driving cultural change
                                                                                                                     the environment through improved waste practices
   All stakeholders recognise their role in meeting the vision
   of the waste strategy, and are informed and empowered to
   participate in achieving its goal and objective
• Avoidance and minimisation
   Logan will realise all opportunities environmental, economic
                                                                                                                            Do your best for
   and social from maximising sustainable consumption and                                                                   the environment
   production                                                                                                               by reducing waste
                                                                                                                               Recycling helps!

                                                                                                                               Steel & aluminium cans              Paper & cardboard
    I’m dreaming of a Waste-wise Christmas...
    Tip#1:   Reduce                        Tip#2:     Reuse                               Tip#3:   Recycle
    Buy in bulk. Make a list               Serve smaller meal                             Recycle food and drink
    and only buy what you                  portions. Safely store and                     packaging, cards and
    need.                                  reuse leftovers.                               paper gift wrapping.
                                                                                                                               Hard plastic containers             Glass bottles & jars

                                                                                                                               No plastic bags!
                                                                                                                               Do not place plastic bags
                                                                                                                               in your yellow-lidded
                                                                                                                               recycling bin

                                                                                                                           For more information about recycling,
                                                                                                                           visit logan.qld.gov.au
                               For more information about recycling, visit logan.qld.gov.au

                                                                                    Typical City Magazine educational advertisements

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IX. HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THERE?
     Council will implement the following specific actions to support
     the Plan’s vision and performance targets:

                                                                                                       Target     Links with key areas of
      No.      Action
                                                                                                       Date       interest
      1        Review the Waste Education Program to ensure it is providing contemporary waste         Annual     • Driving cultural change
               education messages and reaching as much of the target audience as possible

      2        Promote improved recycling opportunities including within Council occupied              Ongoing    • Driving cultural change
               buildings, at public events and in public places                                                   • Avoidance and minimisation
                                                                                                                  • Reuse, recovery and recycling

      3        Establish and promote new recycling opportunities as they become feasible               Ongoing    • Driving cultural change
                                                                                                                  • Avoidance and minimisation
                                                                                                                  • Reuse, recovery and recycling

      4        Act as an advocate for improved legislation, policy, projects and procedures at the     Ongoing    • Driving cultural change
               national, state and local levels that facilitate waste avoidance and minimisation

      5        Encourage the use of recycled materials and re-use of materials in Council activities   Ongoing    • Reuse, recovery and recycling
               and procurement where feasible

      6        Undertake periodic reviews and continue to explore alternatives to the kerbside         Annual     • Driving cultural change
               clean-up program                                                                                   • Avoidance and minimisation

      7        Survey customer behaviours, and customer satisfaction with waste facilities to          2018 and   • Driving cultural change
               identify improvement opportunities                                                      2020

      8        Continue to monitor the feasibility of alternative waste technologies                   Ongoing    • Avoidance and minimisation
                                                                                                                  • Management, treatment and disposal

      9        Ensure the siting and designs of any new or upgraded infrastructure minimise            Ongoing    • Avoidance and minimisation
               environmental impacts

      10       Investigate options for regional collaboration in the development of waste              Ongoing    • Avoidance and minimisation
               infrastructure                                                                                     • Management, treatment and disposal

      11       Design and operate the Browns Plains Landfill to maximise life expectancy               Ongoing    • Avoidance and minimisation
                                                                                                                  • Reuse, recovery and recycling
                                                                                                                  • Management, treatment and disposal

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Target    Links with key areas of
No.   Action
                                                                                               Date      interest
12    Participate in regional collaborative forums and workshops that aim to minimise          Ongoing   • Driving cultural change
      waste and maximise resource recovery.                                                              • Avoidance and minimisation

13    Set waste fees to encourage recycling and reuse of unwanted goods                        Annual    • Driving cultural change
                                                                                                         • Reuse, recovery and recycling

14    Promote the reuse of unwanted items through the Logan Recycling Market                   Ongoing   • Driving cultural change
                                                                                                         • Avoidance and minimisation
                                                                                                         • Reuse, recovery and recycling

15    Consider opportunities to support and facilitate the development of a local green        Ongoing   • Reuse, recovery and recycling
      waste/compost processing and end use markets in the region                                         • Management, treatment and disposal

16    Conduct workshops for multicultural groups to promote better recycling behaviours        2017      • Driving cultural change
                                                                                                         • Reuse, recovery and recycling

17    Provide information via Council’s website on practical recycling behaviours              Ongoing   • Driving cultural change
                                                                                                         • Avoidance and minimisation
                                                                                                         • Reuse, recovery and recycling
                                                                                                         • Management, treatment and disposal

18    Continue to operate the City’s waste facilities to minimise environmental impacts        Ongoing   • Avoidance and minimisation
                                                                                                         • Reuse, recovery and recycling
                                                                                                         • Management, treatment and disposal

19    Undertake environmental monitoring and reporting as required by licence conditions       Ongoing   • Management, treatment and disposal

20    Maintain the Quality & Environmental Management System                                   Ongoing   • Management, treatment and disposal

21    Hold quarterly community consultative committee meetings regarding the operation         Ongoing   • Management, treatment and disposal
      of the Browns Plains Landfill

22    Continue to extend the gas capture system at the Browns Plains landfill to further       Ongoing   • Reuse, recovery and recycling
      reduce carbon emissions                                                                            • Management, treatment and disposal

23    Investigate the feasibility for a dedicated organic waste / greenwaste collection and    2018      • Management, treatment and disposal
      recycling service

24    Develop concepts for the future waste and recycling infrastructure network in the City   2018      • Management, treatment and disposal

25    Continue investigations into Council’s waste disposal options upon the closure of the    Ongoing   • Avoidance and minimisation
      Browns Plains Landfill                                                                             • Management, treatment and disposal

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