Yass Valley
Indicator: Solid Waste
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What the results tell us for Yass
The waste stream
Yass Valley Council provides a weekly kerbside garbage collection and a fortnightly recycling kerbside collection for urban residents. Five transfer stations are located with the Council area at Yass, Murrumbateman, Bookham, Bowning and Binalong, in addition to two landfill sites at Wee Jasper and Gundaroo.
The Council’s waste and recycling collection activities operated within the framework of the Waste Management Strategy for the period 2004-07.
No data has been provided on the total waste stream generated by Yass Valley residents.
Waste to landfill
The only licensed landfill operated by Yass Council is located off Isabel Drive at Murrumbateman. The Murrumbateman Landfill site is currently utilised for the disposal of all domestic waste. The Landfill has been in operation since 1986 and has an anticipated life of five to six years at the current rate of usage. Approximately 2,500 tonnes of waste are taken to the Murrumbateman Landfill each year. The South West Region Waste Management Group, comprising the Councils of Harden, Boorowa, Cootamundra, Yass, Gundagai, Tumut, Young and Tumbarumba, has commenced operations at the regional landfill at the Bald Hill Quarry site near Jugiong. Council now disposes of approximately 50 tonnes per week to this facility, including all wastes collected kerbside and disposed of at the Yass, Binalong, Bowning and Bookham Transfer stations. Yass Valley Council has recognised the benefits of utilising this regional landfill and has indicated support for transporting waste from Yass Valley Council area to the site, subject to satisfactory operational agreements being established between the owner of the quarry and the other participating Councils.
No data has been provided on waste going to landfill or illegally dumped waste in the Yass Valley Council area.
Recycling and other actions to reduce waste
Yass Valley Council provides kerbside recycling services to urban residents.
Yass Valley Council collects organic garden waste dropped off by residents at the Yass transfer station, and composts it to produce soil improving garden products, available to residents at low prices.
No further data has been provided on recycling in the Yass Valley Council area.
Resource implications of waste
No data has been provided on Council’s investment in waste management in the Yass Valley Council area.
No data has been provided on Council’s rehabilitation of landfill sites in the Yass Valley Council area.
About the data
Data were provided from Yass Valley Council records.
For additional information on domestic waste management and recycling services, the Department of Local Government Comparative Information publications.
References
Yass Valley Council website, http://www.yass.nsw.gov.au/roads/1939.html
