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(d) that the Mugga Lane landfill site is expected to be full in 2015;
(e) that the Government commissioned Hyder to produce a report Assessment of waste infrastructure and services options for the ACT which was delivered in December 2011;
(f) that according to the Hyder report, an education program:
(i) could reduce overall level of waste to landfill from the household stream by 23% by increasing recycling rates and home composting and food waste avoidance;
(ii) is the most cost effective solution as it doesn’t require significant investment in large infrastructure; and
(iii) would be best implemented if contracted out, and therefore not subject to potential annual budget cuts;
(g) that source separation of recyclable materials:
(i) recovers the highest quality organic material for composting with the highest reuse value that can be used to enrich soils and sequester carbon;
(ii) would be enhanced by an education program; and
(iii) has a synergy with the plastic bag ban, as without organic matter in landfill bins, bin liners are unnecessary;
(h) that the Government’s current Waste Management Strategy includes a residual waste Materials Recovery Facility (also known as a dirty MRF), despite it being known that the flow of toxic and hazardous waste to landfill means that any organic waste collected cannot be used for high quality compost and has little market value; and
(i) that a new contract for ACT waste vehicles is due to be negotiated in the middle of this year; and
(2) calls on the Government to:
(a) commence an education program along the lines indicated in the Hyder report;
(b) not commit any funds to a residual waste MRF at this stage;
(c) ensure that any contract entered into for rubbish removal this year is compatible with an organic waste collection scheme; and
(d) consider an organics collection bin if there has not been a significant reduction in organic waste to landfill as a result of the education program.
MR CORBELL (Molonglo—Attorney-General, Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development) (10.51): In December 2010 I released the draft ACT waste management strategy along with a number of consultancy reports that identified barriers to improving resource recovery
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