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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 4 Hansard (30 March) . . Page.. 1206 ..
Ms Tucker asked the Minister for Urban Services, upon notice:
In relation to Waste Management:
1 . What charges are placed on the Queanbeyan City Council for the disposal of waste collected in Queanbeyan that is dumped at ACT landfills.
2. What agreement, including any financial arrangements, is in place between the Government and Corkhill Brothers Pty Ltd for the operation of the greenwaste collection areas and saleyards for landscaping materials at the ACT landfills.
Mr Smyth: The answer to Ms Tucker's question is as follows:
1 . The Queanbeyan City Council is charged at the same rate as commercial operators for all waste delivered to ACT landfills.
2. Corkhills Bros. Sales Limited has a contract with the ACT Government (ACT Waste) for the Receipt and Processing of Organic Waste at Mugga Lane Landfill. The contract was made on 6 June 1996, following an open tender process and is fixed for a period of 5 years, terminating on 30 June 2001.
The contract has two parts, which incorporates a service component for organic garden waste processing and a land licence. ACT Waste pays the company $132,000 per annum to provide the drop off facility and to process organic garden waste into usable garden products.
Corkhill Bros are required to operate and manage the facility for the receipt and processing of organic garden waste at Mugga Lane Landfill. In addition the Company may:
(a) provide a drop off facility for acceptance of builders' rubble;
(b) process builder's rubble into a usable on-sale product; and
(c) operate a sales outlet for landscaping materials.
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