This consultation is now closed.
Council is seeking feedback from residents on the delivery of a glass-only service for kerbside collections set to commence in 2023.
Background
Corangamite has been working to find solutions that will meet our community needs and the requirements of the new state government legislation. Research into the recycling industry has found introducing a glass-only service will reduce contamination in the yellow comingled recycling bin with broken glass. This will mean less plastic, paper and cardboard materials will be sent to landfill because of contamination.
Corangamite Shire has been calculating the expected yearly volumes of glass. Using recent data 25% of the recycling collected by weight is glass, which calculates to almost 400 tonnes collected a year. With the introduction of the Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) further reduction in glass volumes and other materials in the recycling bin is expected.
Introducing a glass only kerbside bin aligns with Council's Resource Recovery and Waste Management Strategy(PDF, 3MB) to reduce waste generation, increase resource recovery to extend the lifecycle of materials. It also meets our 2021-2025 Council Plan(PDF, 4MB) - Theme 4, Improving our Environment.
Current Services
Kerbside Collection
- 120L Landfill waste bin collected weekly
- 240L Recycling bin collected fortnightly
- 240L FOGO bin collected fortnightly, and then weekly (Oct-Dec)
Current Transfer Station Service
Provides services to households, industrial business, agricultural businesses etc
- Waste
- Recycling
- Garden organics
- E-waste, motor oil*, car batteries, household batteries, drum muster containers**, used tyres***, scrap metal.
*Not available at Skipton Transfer Station
**Not available at Port Campbell Transfer Station
*** Naroghid Regional Landfill and Transfer Station only
Proposed Service Options
The following options are being considered by Council. Feedback from the community is required on the kerbside service options to help Council make a final decision.
Option one
- $75 estimated additional cost to kerbside collection
- Add a glass-only kerbside bin and have a four bin kerbside service. Current kerbside service with additional four-weekly glass-only bin collection (13 collections a year)
- Residents would be charged for the extra kerbside collection costs through the waste management charge.
- Glass-only recycling skips at Transfer Stations for glass from rural households and excess kerbside glass. Charged on volume of glass presented.
| PROS |
CONS |
| Adhering to regulations |
Cost to residents receiving kerbside collections for initial infrastructure including bin lid swap over (estimated $75 per property) |
| Maximises diversion of recyclable materials from landfill including glass |
Highest service cost to kerbside ratepayer due to additional bin lifts (Council is charged per lift) |
Allows greater volume of material in the recycling bin to be recycled into new products
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Potential inconvenience of having a fourth bin |
Potential for cost of landfill bin and recycling bin to decrease due to decreased weight
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Increases volume of waste and recycling collected by 120L a week
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Residents with limited transport options will be able to access a glass-only service
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Doesn’t encourage landfill waste minimisation as detailed in Council's Resource Recovery and Waste Management Strategy
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Produces the highest volume of greenhouse gases due to additional collections |
Option two
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$40 estimated additional cost to kerbside collection
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Add a glass-only kerbside bin and have a four-bin kerbside service. Change the frequency of landfill waste bin collection by substituting a collection every four weeks with glass-only collection to limit collection costs.
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Residents would be charged for kerbside collection through the waste management charge.
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Glass-only recycling skips at Transfer Stations for glass from rural households and excess kerbside glass. Charged on volume of glass presented.
| PROS |
CONS |
| Adhering to regulations |
Cost to Kerbside Residents for infrastructure costs including bin lid swap over (estimated $40 per property) |
Maximises diversion of recyclable material from landfill
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Potential inconvenience of having a fourth bin
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Reduces the total volume of material going to landfill by 120L every four weeks
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Potential issues with waste volumes for residents who fill their 120L waste bin every week
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Greater volume of material in the recycling bin recycled into new products
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| Residents with limited transport options will be able to access a glass-only service |
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| Moderate cost to ratepayer at $40 per property. No additional bin lifts (Council is charged per lift) |
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| Fewer greenhouse gas emissions than option one. |
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Option three
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$40 estimated additional cost to kerbside collection
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Add a glass-only kerbside bin and have a four-bin kerbside service. Change the frequency of recycle bin collection by substituting a collection every four weeks to limit collection costs.
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Residents would be charged for kerbside collection through the waste management charge.
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Glass-only recycling skips at Transfer Stations for glass from rural households and excess kerbside glass. Charged on volume of glass presented.
| PROS |
CONS |
| Adhering to regulations |
Cost to kerbside residents for infrastructure costs including bin lid swap over (estimated $40 per property) |
| Residents with limited transport options will be able to access the service |
Potential inconvenience of having a fourth bin |
| Moderate cost to rate payer at $40 per property. No additional bin lifts (Council is charged per lift) |
Reduces potential volume of recycling collected by 240L every four weeks |
| Fewer greenhouse gas emissions than option one |
Less volume of material recycled into new products than options one, two and four |
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Does not reduce the volume of landfill waste collected |
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Potential issues with recycling for residents who fill their 240L recycling bin every fortnight |
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Does not encourage landfill waste minimisation as detailed in Council's Resource Recovery and Waste Management Strategy |
Option four
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$12 estimated additional cost to kerbside collection
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No kerbside glass-only service. No glass in kerbside recycling bin, no change to current service collection.
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Glass-only recycling skips at Transfer Stations for glass from rural households and excess kerbside glass. Charged on volume of glass presented.
| PROS |
CONS |
| Adhering to regulations |
Relies on households to store and drop off glass |
| No initial costs to the rate-payer with no additional bin lifts and no Council infrastructure |
Glass may still go to landfill or contaminate recycling collected |
| Lowest cost, with an estimated $12 additional cost per property |
Residents with limited transport options will be not able to access the service |
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Option with the lowest volume of material diverted from the landfill |
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Does not encourage landfill waste minimisation as detailed in Council Resource Recovery and Waste Management Strategy |