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many users pay each type of charge, for example, by trailer and car and (b) what are the volumes of the various waste types collected.
(3) How much does the Territory and Municipal Services Directorate spend each year removing waste that has been dumped in inappropriate areas.
(4) Can the Minister list the main areas where rubbish is dumped.
(5) How many collections have been made under the trial bulky goods collection service and how many (a) of these are through the free service to pensioners and other concession card holders and (b) are fully paid collections.
Ms Gallagher: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) 181,614 transactions from domestic users were recorded at ACT Government Resource Management Centres in 2011.
81,128 transactions were recorded at Mitchell and 100,486 were recorded at Mugga Lane. Both recyclable and non-recyclable material is dropped off at the Resource Management Centres.
(2) The number of domestic users that paid each type of charge during 2011 is detailed below. Volumes and type of vehicle used for delivery are unfortunately not recorded at the weighbridges.
|
Product |
Number of transactions |
|
Small load |
56,527 |
|
Medium load |
66,953 |
|
Large load |
14,000 |
|
Extra large load |
3,138* |
|
Computer terminals |
1,547 |
|
Computer monitors/laptops |
2,753 |
|
Clean tyres without rims |
888 |
|
Dirty tyres or tyres with rims |
667 |
|
Mattresses |
6,820 |
|
Flat panel/small TV |
7,411 |
|
Medium TV |
3,296 |
|
Large TV |
991 |
|
Extra large TV |
55 |
*3,088 tonnes
(3) The cost of labour for the removal of illegally dumped goods was approximately $75,259 in the 2010-11 financial year.
In the 2010/2011 financial year the cost of towing abandoned vehicles for city rangers amounted to $27,331. These costs were fully recouped at $188 per tonne of metal when each car was crushed and recycled.
In relation to the cost disposal of the waste, the tip fees associated with disposal of illegal dumping is not separately apportioned from the total cost of waste disposal which also includes litter removal and general waste collected from litter bins (such as at shopping centres). The total cost of waste disposal by City Services was $352,000 in the 2010-11 financial year.
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