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Waste and recycling City of Bayswater ratepayers are able to order bulk bins, tip passes, make service requests in relation to their domestic, green waste and recycling bins and also make waste related complaints. In total, 30,721 requests were received by the City in 2008‐09. History of waste requests received 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 22,379 25,113 25,458 26,715 27,625 29,166 30,721 Waste management The City is committed to reducing the amount of waste going to landfill and is currently working with the East Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC) to investigate alternative waste treatment technologies. The existing service incorporates the following: • weekly 240 litre bin for general waste; • fortnightly 240 litre bin for comingled recyclables; • fortnightly 240 litre bin for green waste; • up to 3 bulk bins or tip passes per residential property every year; • free refrigerator collection for residents; • free oil disposal (up to 20 litres) for residents (non-commercial); • household hazardous collection days; and • dry cell battery, mobile phone and compact fluorescent lamp disposal. General household waste The City’s contractor collected more than 24,673 tonnes of general household waste during the year. This equates to approximately 1 tonne per household. In addition to this, 1,029 commercial premises were serviced. 22 city of bayswater annual report 2008-09 Waste transfer station, Bayswater
Co-mingled recycling In 2008-09 the quantity of co‐mingled recyclables (yellow top bin) collected from domestic premises included: Recyclable materials Tonnes recycled Newspaper 2669 Cardboard 634 Mixed paper 448 Glass 389 PET plastic 40 HDPE plastic 60 Other plastic 33 Steel cans 67 Aluminium cans 35 Bulk steel 19 The co-mingled material is sorted at the material recovery facility operated by Cleanaway on City owned land in Collier Road. All of the recovered material is sold to companies within Australia for processing themselves or export to plants overseas to be remanufactured into various products. Green waste More than 4,578 tonnes of green waste was collected from residents during 2008-09. The collected material was delivered to the Eastern Metropolitan Region Council landfill facility at Red Hill, where it was treated to produce soil conditioner and mulch. The City buys a quantity of the treated product each year for use in parks and gardens, ensuring the ongoing viability of the treatment process. Bulk bin service The bulk bin service continued to be extremely popular with householders, with each household entitled to up to three bulk bins every year. In the 2008-09 year, more than 16,000 bulk bins were delivered comprising 7,967 week day bulk bin orders and 8,049 weekend orders. A total of 6,242 tonnes of waste was collected through the bulk bin system and taken to landfill. The bulk bin system eliminates the unsightliness of verge collections and the problem of wind blown litter. Also, it is more convenient for residents to order bins when they’re needed. Tip passes Over the 2008-09 year, more than 7,700 tip passes were issued. Most tip passes (54 percent) were generated from the City’s Galleria office with the remainder (46 percent) from the Civic Centre. Service requests Residents who experience problems with any of their bins can request a repair or replacement from the City. Total service requests for the year were 5,050. The City’s agreement with its waste contractor, Cleanaway, ensures that service requests are dealt with in one to two working days. Refrigerator collection program The City provides a free refrigerator collection service for residents. During the year there were 446 requests for refrigerators to be collected. The refrigerators were taken to the Bayswater Transfer Station where they were de-gassed and recycled for scrap metal. Household hazardous waste (HHW) collection days The City, in co-operation with the Eastern Metropolitan Region Council, organises two household hazardous waste collection days each year. The collection days were held at the Paddy Walker Works Depot in Bayswater to take a wide range of materials, including paint, motor oil, computer equipment, garden and pool chemicals, batteries, gas cylinders, solvents, acids, poisons, and sharps/needles. Details of the collection days are included in the City’s Waste and Recycling Guide which is delivered to households each year. city of bayswater annual report 2008-09 23
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Page 3 and 4: Contents Mayor’s Report 2 Members
Page 5 and 6: RA Cook Reserve, Bedford One of the
Page 7 and 8: Avon Descent competitor, Swan River
Page 9 and 10: Representation People from cultural
Page 11 and 12: Charity events The Salvation Army a
Page 13 and 14: Community services Home and Communi
Page 15 and 16: YouthCARE Council has been contribu
Page 17 and 18: Bayswater Waves Aquatic Centre Bays
Page 19 and 20: King William Street, Bayswater Geog
Page 21 and 22: Parks and gardens The City of Baysw
Page 23: Peter Doggett, Environmental Health
Page 27 and 28: The project was publicly advertised
Page 29 and 30: Building services Statutory approva
Page 31 and 32: The Local Government reporting enti
Page 33 and 34: Statutory Reporting Disability Acce
Page 35 and 36: Abridged Financial Statements The f
Page 37 and 38: Statement by Chief Executive Office
Page 39 and 40: Statement of Changes in Equity for
Page 41 and 42: Main Entity Consolidated Note 08/09
Page 43 and 44: Cash Flow Statement for the year en
Page 45 and 46: Rate Setting Statement for the year
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