Page 557 - Week 02 - Wednesday, 21 February 2018
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I move:
Omit all words after “That this Assembly”, substitute:
“(1) notes that:
(a) the ACT Government delivered a successful green bins pilot in Weston and Kambah, with over 50 percent of residents choosing to participate;
(b) the green bins collected almost 1300 tonnes of garden organic green waste has been collected with an exceptionally low contamination rate of 0.001 percent;
(c) the ACT Government is delivering on its 2016 election commitment to a Territory-wide rollout of green bins a year earlier than originally promised;
(d) green bins were delivered to Tuggeranong in January 2018, with over 9000 local residents choosing to opt-in to the program; and
(e) the ACT Government will deliver green bins to Belconnen in September 2018, and all remaining areas of the Territory in mid-2019;
(2) further notes:
(a) existing green waste collection businesses were consulted prior to commencing the pilot, including a meeting with the Minister for Transport and City Services;
(b) the Government invited green waste collection businesses to participate in a request for expression of interest (REOI) process for the Green Bins pilot;
(c) none of the local green waste collection businesses chose to participate in REOI and the request for proposal process; and
(d) the ACT Government has provided industry and the community with a timeline for the future full rollout of the green waste service; and
(3) calls on the ACT Government to:
(a) deliver on its election commitment to provide green bins to all Canberrans;
(b) conduct an open tender for the future full rollout of the green waste service;
(c) keep local green waste collection businesses informed of the timeline for the full rollout of the green waste service, so that they can plan ahead for the future of their businesses;
(d) work with local industry to explore ways the Government could facilitate access to existing business support services as well as identify other opportunities, including vocational training, as the ACT’s waste industry progresses over the next few years;
(e) release a discussion paper early in 2018 on the outcomes of the Waste Feasibility Study for community consultation, including long-term options to reduce food and green waste; and
(f) consider a public awareness campaign on the best way to avoid and reduce waste generation including, the benefits of diverting food and green waste from landfill.”.
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