The focus of this activity is the practice of sustainable waste management. This is achieved by promoting the waste management hierarchy in the following order of priority:
- reduction
- reuse
- recycling
- recovery
- residual treatment
- refuse disposal
Solid Waste Services Include
- public education on waste minimisation and litter control
- collection of street litter, and emptying litter bins
- a kerbside collection in most urban, commercial and industrial areas
- a refuse recycling service
- refuse transfer stations at strategic locations throughout the district
- the operation and maintenance of appropriate solid waste disposal systems