Waste Management Strategy - full version - City of Whittlesea

In 2011, Council maintained its high performance standards for waste services. The two figures below detailWhittlesea’s strong and consistent performance during years 2010 and 2011 in the area of waste management.Figure 13: Whittlesea’s community satisfaction waste management performance assessment: 2011Source: DPCD (2011, p 9)The survey results also highlight the key challenges facing Whittlesea’s current high development growth, withsome respondents requesting more frequent and reliable kerbside services. Some respondents also expresseddissatisfaction at the increase in costs of waste services and disposal at the landfill site or ‘tip’. This trendcoincides with the dramatic increases to the State Government’s landfill levy that commenced in 2009-2010.The figures below highlight the community’s frustration with increased costs as a key area required forimprovement. However, Council does not have a direct influence in these cost increases, especially withregards to the landfill levy set by the State Government.51