Plan and manage waste services

Responsible officer: Section Leader Waste Services

Does legislation require us to provide this service? Yes

CSP outcomes met by this service

• We understand the challenges to our natural environment and act to mitigate them

• Pollution from human activities is minimised

• Resource consumption is reduced and waste minimised

• The use of renewable resources increases and the use of nonrenewable resources decreases

• The reuse and recycling of resources increases

• We are adapting for climate change and we work collaboratively to mitigate our impacts

• Our public infrastructure is maintained for its current purpose and for future generations (sustainable community leadership)

• Our limited resources are targeted to where they are needed most (sustainable community leadership)

How is the service delivered?

We collect domestic, commercial and industrial waste from business and homes. People can bring their waste to our collections point.

In Coffs Harbour there is the Coffs Coast Resource Recovery Park and a recycling centre. There are also transfer stations at Woolgoolga, Coramba, Lowanna. Recycling is free.

We source and use recycling processes to minimise waste disposal and process waste to be made into products. We make sure only what needs to be is disposed to limit the use of landfill.

We aim to provide the community with the waste facilities and service they need.

We plan, design and oversee the ongoing operation of waste services. We manage the community’s waste responsibly, focussing on best value, risk and sustainability.