❓ Dr. Pettitt questions the government on FOGO transition progress, funding, and consequences for non-compliance by local governments. The government acknowledges the importance of FOGO and outlines funding available, but avoids specific answers on cost coverage and consequences.
AnsweredQoN 398Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
WASTE MANAGEMENT — FOOD ORGANICS AND GARDEN
ORGANICS
398. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to the state government's
own target of having all local governments transition to a three-bin food
organics and garden organics system by 2025.
I also refer to the answer to yesterday's question and the fact that
only 64 per cent of metro area LGs
and nine per cent of non-metro LGs have indicated they will transition to a FOGO
system by 2025.
(1) What
percentage of total local government FOGO set-up costs, on average, has state
government funding covered for the 30 per cent of metro area LGs who have
implemented FOGO so far?
(2) If an actual
percentage is not known, has the state government estimated the proportion of
FOGO set-up costs covered by state government funding for metro area LGs who
are implementing FOGO?
(3) If yes to (2), what is this;
and, if no to (2), why not?
(4) What are the
consequences, if any, for LGs who do not meet the deadline to transition to
FOGO by 2025?
ORGANICS
398. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to the state government's
own target of having all local governments transition to a three-bin food
organics and garden organics system by 2025.
I also refer to the answer to yesterday's question and the fact that
only 64 per cent of metro area LGs
and nine per cent of non-metro LGs have indicated they will transition to a FOGO
system by 2025.
(1) What
percentage of total local government FOGO set-up costs, on average, has state
government funding covered for the 30 per cent of metro area LGs who have
implemented FOGO so far?
(2) If an actual
percentage is not known, has the state government estimated the proportion of
FOGO set-up costs covered by state government funding for metro area LGs who
are implementing FOGO?
(3) If yes to (2), what is this;
and, if no to (2), why not?
(4) What are the
consequences, if any, for LGs who do not meet the deadline to transition to
FOGO by 2025?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Environment, I provide
the following answer.
(1)–(4) The
cost of delivering a food organics and garden organics service may vary between
individual local governments. The state government's Better Bins Plus:
Go FOGO program has offered local governments that
have not previously accessed Better Bins funding up to $25 per household to
support the FOGO rollout. Local governments that have previously
accessed Better Bins funding have been offered up to $15 per household. The
introduction of FOGO services is the single most important thing that local
governments can do to improve material recovery rates from their municipal
solid waste streams. The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is
actively working with local governments that have not yet introduced FOGO
services to ensure that these are rolled out as soon as possible.
some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Environment, I provide
the following answer.
(1)–(4) The
cost of delivering a food organics and garden organics service may vary between
individual local governments. The state government's Better Bins Plus:
Go FOGO program has offered local governments that
have not previously accessed Better Bins funding up to $25 per household to
support the FOGO rollout. Local governments that have previously
accessed Better Bins funding have been offered up to $15 per household. The
introduction of FOGO services is the single most important thing that local
governments can do to improve material recovery rates from their municipal
solid waste streams. The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is
actively working with local governments that have not yet introduced FOGO
services to ensure that these are rolled out as soon as possible.
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