Making space for waste

Ever wondered where all our rubbish ends up?

Even though we work hard to minimise waste in our district, whatever we aren't able to recycle has to go to our landfill.

At the moment, we're constructing a new waste disposal area at Broadlands Road Refuse and Recycling Park so we continue to have enough space to accommodate our rubbish.

We construct these areas periodically and each one is big enough to handle about four years' worth of waste.

The areas consist of a liner that prevents any discharge from the rubbish from seeping into the surrounding environment. Any liquid is then drained and processed through our wastewater treatment system.

Stormwater and solid waste asset manager Brent Aitken said the team wanted to see as much waste as possible be recovered, reused or recycled to minimise the space needed for waste disposal areas.

"The construction of the new area is a good reminder to recycle everything we can," he said. "Waste minimisation is important to our district to remain as clean and green as possible."

Visitors to the recovery resource park won't be able to see the work taking place and service levels will remain unaffected during the nearly $1 million project, which is expected to be completed in February.

Contractor Spartan Construction is carrying out the work, which has been included in the Long-term Plan 2015-2025.