annual report - City of 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.
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