170ECollection and transportation of FOGO waste—household mandate

170E Collection and transportation of FOGO waste—household mandate

170E Collection and transportation of FOGO waste—household mandate

(1) A local council must provide each household in the local council’s area with—

(a) an organics collection bin or bins of sufficient size to hold the average amount of food organics waste and garden organics waste generated on site by a household of that type, or

(b) both a food organics collection bin or bins and a garden organics collection bin or bins of sufficient size to hold the average amount of food organics waste and garden organics waste generated on site by a household of that type.

Maximum penalty—$500,000 and, for each day the offence continues, $50,000.

(2) A local council must ensure—

(a) food organics waste in food organics collection bins or organics collection bins provided for the collection of food organics waste generated by households in the local council’s area is collected for transportation away from each household at least once each week, and

(b) garden organics waste in garden organics collection bins or organics collection bins provided for the collection of garden organics waste generated by households in the local council’s area is collected for transportation away from each household at the intervals the local council considers appropriate.

Maximum penalty—$500,000 and, for each day the offence continues, $50,000.

(3) A local council must ensure food organics waste and garden organics waste generated by households in the local council’s area and collected for transportation are not mixed with non-organic waste during their transportation.

Maximum penalty—$500,000.

Editorial note—

Schedule 5, clause 77 provides that this provision applies only from 1 July 2030.

s 170E: Ins 2025 No 1, Sch 1[4].