Page 1986 - Week 05 - Thursday, 5 May 2011
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(6) If there were additional bins in the vicinity of Glebe Park, could the service vehicles collect these while on their Glebe Park route, would there be an additional cost and what is the cost expected to be.
(7) Can the Minister provide answer to parts (1) to (5) in relation to the recycling bins provided for the multicultural festival.
Mr Stanhope: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) (a) 95% of waste is recycled. From the nine recycling bins in Glebe Park, approximately 480 litres (equivalent to two full bins) of recyclable material is recovered per collection.
(b) Less than 5% is contaminated.
(2) The cost of providing nine recycling bins in Glebe Park is $712 per month, plus an estimated $10,000 per annum to repair vandalism to the bin shrouds.
(3) The recycling bins in Glebe Park are emptied twice per week.
(4) The recycle bins are emptied by the waste provider ‘Wasteaway’ and are taken to the Material Recovery Facility at Hume for processing.
(5) No.
(6) Yes, it would be feasible for the waste collection contractor servicing Glebe Park on behalf of the Department of Territory and Municipal Services to collect additional bins in the vicinity. Subject to a quotation and service agreement, it is anticipated there would be an additional cost of approximately $12 per bin per collection.
(7) (1) Recycling results for the Multicultural festival showed that the recycling bins were cross contaminated with food waste from the large number of attendees and could not be recycled.
(2) The cost of supplying 50 public recycling bins (240 litre wheelie bins) for the Multicultural Festival totalled $500. This excludes the cost of emptying. Two 15 cubic metre garbage hoppers were supplied for store holder recycling at a cost of $3,000.
(3) The recycling bins provided during the multicultural festival were collected and emptied constantly during the event. The stall holder hoppers were emptied once at the end of the festival.
(4) The materials from the Multicultural Festival public bins were unable to be recycled due to high levels of contamination. The stall holder garbage hoppers were emptied once by the waste provider at the Mugga Lane Recycling Facility.
(5) The public recycling bins from the Multicultural Festival went to landfill due to contamination.
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