UPDATE #3_Completion of Weighbridge Installation_Clermont Waste Manage

Published on 28 June 2024

Isaac Regional Council wishes to advise residents that the installation of the weighbridge at Clermont Waste Management Facility has been completed. A new weighbridge, gatehouse, electronic equipment and new roads have been constructed and are ready for use in like with the State Government Legislation (section 57(1)(c) of the Waste Reduction & Recycling Act 2011) from:

Monday, 1 July 2024

Please see the following frequently asked questions:

What changes will I notice at the dump?

• New entrance / exit to the right of the current entrance.
• New weighbridge which all vehicles will have to drive across to enter and leave the site.
• The site operator will be stationed in a new gatehouse.
• There will be minor changes to internal site roads and traffic management.
• New skips will be in place for household waste.
• Minor changes to layout of the resource recovery area. (Recycled Materials area)
• Traffic lights and boom gates are now in place to ensure safe two-way traffic.

• What isn’t changing?

• No changes to opening times, fees and charges, chargeable and non-chargeable items.
• Recording of waste transactions, vehicle registration numbers and other information – which has been in place since 2011.

   

  What changes will there be to my experience of visiting the dump?

• All vehicles MUST drive across the weighbridge. (Legislative requirement)
• All visitors MUST report the type of waste items so the operator can direct to the correct disposal point. (Legislative requirement)
• Waste will be weighed to determine a weight that is accurate to the nearest 20kg. (Legislative requirement)
• Visitors may be asked to deposit waste in a different location away from the active landfill face.
• Visitors may experience a short delay waiting for boom gates to raise.
• Images of waste transactions at the weighbridge will be captured by Council’s waste data system, compliant with privacy legislation.

   

  What else do I need to know?

• The weighbridge installation is in line with section 57(1)(c) of the Waste Reduction & Recycling Act 2011 – with every landfill in Queensland from 1 July 2024.
• All vehicles including large trucks, private cars, utes and trailers carrying waste destined for landfill must weigh in and out of the site via the weighbridge, a requirement of the Waste Reduction & Recycling Act 2011.

This project is proudly funded by the Queensland Government’s 2022-24 Local Government Levy Ready Grant Program in association with Isaac Regional Council.

Council thanks the community for its patience during these works. 

For more information, visit Council’s website www.isaac.qld.gov.au or phone Council’s 24/7 Customer Service Centre on 1300 ISAACS (1300 472 227).

DARREN FETTELL
Acting Chief Executive Officer