Explore the following current Community Local Law clauses that relate to the regulation of waste, recycling and bins.
12.1. A person must not, without a Permit or other authority given by the Council, occupy or allow to be occupied any Council Land or any Road for any use including excavation, landscaping, cultivation, planting, building, erection of structures, installation of recreation facilities, Fencing, storage of Vehicles or goods of any kind, or any other use interference or change normally associated with the lawful occupation of land.
12.2. A person who commits an offence under Sub-clause 12.1 must remove and rectify any change he or she has made to Council Land or any Road as a result of the unauthorised occupation within 14 days of being directed to do so by an Authorised Officer or Delegated Officer or other reasonable time determined by the Council.
12.3. If a person (the offender) fails to remove and rectify any change he or she has made to Council Land or any Road under Sub-clause 12.2 the Council may remove and rectify the change and recover the cost of the removal and rectification from the offender.
12.4. Mowing a nature strip is excluded from Sub-clause 12.1.
27.1. The occupier of every Dwelling or other land to which the Council provides a waste collection service (including Recyclables and Green Waste collections) must:
27.1.1. use only Council-provided mobile bins or other Council-approved bins in connection with the waste collection service, which bins remain the property of Council;
27.1.2. deposit Domestic Waste only in the mobile garbage bin, Recyclables only in the mobile recycling bin and Green Waste only in the mobile Green Waste bin;
27.1.3. not place any Hazardous Material in a mobile bin;
27.1.4. not cause contamination of mobile bins by depositing items or material in the bins other than Domestic Waste in the designated mobile garbage bin, Recyclables in the designated mobile recycling bin and Green Waste in the designated mobile Green Waste bin;
27.1.5. if directed by the Council to remove Hazardous Material from any mobile bin, comply with that direction;
27.1.6. if directed by the Council to dispose of all contents of a mobile bin containing Hazardous Material, comply with that direction;
27.1.7. leave the mobile bins out for collection on days designated by the Council from time to time as collection days, or such other days as may be directed by an Authorised Officer or Delegated Officer;
27.1.8. place the mobile bins out for collection prior to 6.00am on the day of collection or such other time as designated by the Council from time to time;
27.1.9. not leave any mobile bin out for collection more than one day before or one day after a designated collection day;
27.1.10. place all mobile bins:
27.1.10.1. adjacent to the kerb outside the front of the premises, at least half a metre clear of any fixed object or adjacent bin and, as far as practicable, free of any other obstruction to collection; or
27.1.10.2. at an alternative collection point as approved or designated by an Authorised Officer or Delegated Officer;
27.1.11. place all mobile bins out for collection in a manner specified in any written advice made available to the occupier by the Council;
27.1.12. ensure that any mobile bin (including contents) placed out for collection does not exceed 70 kilograms;
27.1.13. maintain all mobile bins in a clean and sanitary condition;
27.1.14. ensure that the area where the mobile bins are kept on the premises is kept clean and in a sanitary condition;
27.1.15. ensure the lid of any mobile bin is closed, except when being accessed;
27.1.16. not cause damage to any mobile bins;
27.1.17. ensure that each mobile bin is not overfilled thereby preventing the lid from being completely closed down;
27.1.18. not place out for collection any material immediately adjacent to the mobile bin;
27.1.19. ensure that no mobile bin is removed from the premises except for collection of material in accordance with this Local Law; and
27.1.20. not use and store on the property any Council provided mobile bin that is not registered to that property.
27.2. Any non-compliance with any part of Sub-clause 27.1 is an offence under this Local Law.
27.3. Council-provided mobile bins or other Council-approved bins remain the property of the Council and may be:
27.3.1. removed in whole or part; or
27.3.2. replaced or exchanged in whole or part with bins of a different designated Waste type by the Council from any Dwelling or other land to which the Council provides a Waste collection service (including Recyclables and Green Waste collections) if the occupier fails to comply with conditions of use outlined in Sub-clause 27.1.
A Person must not remove or interfere with any Waste, Recyclables, Green Waste or hard Waste or mobile bin left out by any other Person on a Road or on Council Land for collection by the Council, unless employed, authorised or contracted by the Council for the purpose.
A Person must not, unless in accordance with this Local Law or with a Permit, place or cause to be placed on any Road or Council Land:
35.1. any mobile Waste bin, Council approved Waste bin, Trade Waste hopper, builder’s Refuse Container, skip bin, Bulk Waste Container or other Waste container; or
35.2. any Waste materials of any nature, including Domestic Waste, Green Waste and Recyclables.
Guidelines
whether the placement will obstruct the passage of vehicles and pedestrians, or otherwise create a hazard;
(2) whether the placement will contravene any traffic control signs;
(3) protection of any Council assets;
(4) whether a copy of a valid policy of insurance Certificate of Currency has been provided to the Council;
(5) whether an indemnity or guarantee has been provided to the Council; and
(6) any other matter the authorised officer or the delegated officer reasonably believes is relevant to the application
36.1. The owner or occupier of premises must not deposit any Domestic Waste or Recyclables or Green Waste or any other Waste material of any kind which has been generated in or from that premises in a public waste bin.
36.2. A Person must not deposit into a public waste bin any material prohibited by resolution of Council other than in a public waste bin designated for such Waste.
36.3. A Person may only place animal excreta in a public waste bin if it is wrapped in impermeable material.
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