Waste Management

The management of wastes is an important role for local government. It has benefits for community health, preventing environmental harm, amenity management, and community morale. Waste management can be a difficult and complex task for remote councils and so a planned strategy of management is a useful tool in assisting councils. Lifestyles and the waste they generate in remote communities have changed over time. A wider range of products has become available in remote communities and the type of packaging these products comes in is also changing. These changes have created new demands on waste management services and a strategy which considers these changes is needed. By examining and planning for an integrated approach to waste management councils can also identify areas were costs can be reduced.

The most important consideration in waste management is community health. Poorly managed waste services can have significant impacts on community health and so planned management is essential.

Link to the Waste Management information website by clicking here .

For further information contact:

Jim Fraser

Waste Management Officer

Ph: (08) 8936 2864

Fax: (08) 8981 3114