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(6) What is the cost of establishing and operating kerbside recycling in Canberra.
• The Hume MRF was built in 2003, and in 2016 the facility was upgraded by the facility operator, Re.Group, investing $8m in new plant and machinery and building upgrades.
• In the 2019-20 budget $5.7m was allocated to MRF infrastructure improvements to increase product storage requirements, upgrade stormwater and fire services and provide an area for the transfer of commingled and Container Deposit Scheme material in the event the MRF is inoperable due to an emergency or shutdown.
• Full cost of operating the MRF is at the cost of Re.Group.
• It costs the Territory $0.4m per year to process yellow bin material and material from recycling drop off centres at the MRF.
• In 2018-19, 31,081 tonnes of yellow bin waste were collected. The collection of this yellow bin material cost the Territory $4.9m.
(7) How do these costs compare with the costs of sending waste to landfill.
• $25m was provided in the 2017-18 budget for construction of additional landfill capacity at the Mugga Lane landfill. The increase of landfill capacity will take the ACT’s expected volume of waste until approximately 2030.
• In 2018-19 the operating cost of Mugga Lane landfill was $4.3m to landfill 242,908 tonnes of waste.
• In 2018-19, 74,235 tonnes of red bin waste were collected. The collection of this red bin material cost the Territory $8.8m.
Housing—demonstration housing project
(Question No 2677)
Ms Le Couteur asked the Minister for Urban Renewal, upon notice, on 23 August 2019 (redirected to the Acting Minister for Urban Renewal):
(1) In relation to the Demonstration Housing Project, which land is being investigated or set aside for projects without sites.
(2) What is the expected timing of the next steps for projects without sites.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) There are a range of potential sites across the Territory that are being investigated for successful stage 1 Demonstration Housing projects that do not have sites. These include sites on the Indicative Land Release Program. Sites will be identified to meet the requirements outlined by proponents in their stage 1 Expressions of Interest, where possible.
These sites should not be considered ‘set aside’ for Demonstration Housing projects. All successful stage 1 proponents need to be successful in the stage 2 Request for Tender, which will require them to pass a rigorous financial capacity check, including the ability to purchase the sites from the Territory at market value, as well as meeting additional evaluation criteria relating to their demonstration housing concept, excellence in design and build quality, and community engagement. Once the proponents have been evaluated as successful in the stage 2 Request for Tender, the
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