Council meeting agenda - 4 June 2012 - Clarence City Council
Council meeting agenda - 4 June 2012 - Clarence City Council
Council meeting agenda - 4 June 2012 - Clarence City Council
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
a. The National Curriculum<br />
b. The Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative<br />
c. Tertiary Sustainability<br />
d. Professional Development..<br />
� The new website www.taswaste.com.au is continuing to be<br />
expanded with the number of hits being maintained at a high level.<br />
Significant follow up phone calls in the office are received from<br />
persons who have initially accessed the website.<br />
� The Household Hazardous Waste Co-ordinator (at LGAT) has<br />
reported that there are insufficient funds left to conduct a collection<br />
similar to the current year. This has occurred because the volumes<br />
collected last November were far in excess of previous years and<br />
consequently the disposal costs were significantly higher. The past<br />
arrangements have been 4 collection days per cycle (2 North, 2<br />
South). This would mean that the cost for <strong>2012</strong>/13 would be slightly<br />
over $200,000 and with SWSA <strong>meeting</strong> 49% of the LG cost. If there<br />
was only 1 collection in the South the cost would be about $150,000<br />
with $50,000 of State money currently being held by LGAT, which<br />
would leave approx. $100,000 to be met by LG.. If SWSA’s<br />
proportion was reduced to 33% because of the reduction in<br />
collections, the amount SWSA would have to pay would be within<br />
the proposed budget allocation for <strong>2012</strong>/13. The Board has agreed<br />
to put this proposal to a <strong>meeting</strong> of Regional Waste Groups to be<br />
held in May.<br />
� The Organics collection trials in the North and North West are<br />
continuing and Hobart <strong>City</strong> <strong>Council</strong> is proposing to commence one in<br />
the near future in South Hobart.<br />
� The Project Officer reports that, following the recent free e-waste<br />
drop-off held across the State, approximately 140,000 kg of product<br />
was collected (which was in excess of the 30,000kg per site<br />
required). Despite the disorganisation preceding the event and the<br />
short time frame for promotion, the weekend went ahead smoothly.<br />
Some <strong>Council</strong> feedback is that the event was not adequately<br />
publicised and many members of the public were not aware of it.<br />
The Board had previously been advised of officers’ concerns<br />
regarding this matter who can only concur with regarding the<br />
publicity.<br />
2
Change language