Waste services - supply charges

Service Charges for waste Management.

Council provides a waste collection and management service to the community. Waste management charges are designed to recover costs from people who benefit from the availability, or the use of the waste management services.

The estimated yields for 2026-27 are as follows:

Category Amount
Domestic waste management (Section 496) $6,616,366
Waste management services charges (Section 501) $6,330,647
 Total $12,947,013

 

Waste Management Services Charge (Sec 501)

All occupied assessments in the Bega Valley Shire pay a Waste Management Charge (WMC), to cover the cost of waste management services including operation and maintenance of transfer stations and landfills, delivery of waste minimisation programs, and rehabilitation of legacy landfill sites. This charge is applied regardless of whether a waste collection service is provided or utilised.

The charge will vary based on the property’s rate category, location, use and number of dwellings. Under this revenue policy:

  • Residential properties are charged a WMC based on a rural or non-rural location.

  • Strata title properties are charged a WMC for each ratable parcel of land created under a strata title subdivision.

  • Multiple residence properties, where separate, individual dwellings are situated on a single parcel of land (including but not limited to non-strata flats/units/villas, dual occupancies and dwellings within retirement villages) will be charged as per the following


  • i. Multi residence up to 7 dwellings:
    Number of dwellings x residential WMC annual charge
  • ii. Multi residence with 8 or more dwellings:
    Number of dwellings x residential WMC annual charge x 0.75


  • The Commercial WMC is applied to all occupied non-residential properties, including non-rateable assessments. 

Domestic Waste Management Service Charges (Sec 496)

These charges help recover the cost to Council for provision of domestic waste collection services for residential properties and the associated costs of landfill, recycling and FOGO processing.

Each eligible property is provided a specific domestic waste collection service depending on its location and property type. Collections will only be conducted from Council supplied mobile garbage bins (MGB), and only on the specified day.

A standard residential collection service, for instance, would consist of the following:

  • fortnightly collection, removal, and disposal of residual waste in a 140L MGB (red Bin)
  • fortnightly collection, removal, and processing of commingled household recyclables in a 240L MGB (yellow bin)
  • weekly collection, removal and processing of household food and garden organics in a 240L MGB (green bin)

A standard domestic waste collection service for an eligible rural property would ordinarily consist of the following:

  • weekly collection, removal, and disposal of residual waste in a 140L MGB (red bin)
  • fortnightly collection, removal, and processing of commingled household recyclables in a 240L MGB (yellow bin)

If additional bins or different size bins are required (e.g., for large families), these can be requested at any time, and once provided will be charged to the property at the respective annual charge.

Where a domestic waste collection service is available but not used by a customer, that customer will still be charged for a standard domestic waste collection service applicable for that type of property.

Multiple residence properties

A domestic waste collection service and the associated charge will be applied to all approved multiple residence properties where separate, individual dwellings are situated on a single parcel of land (includes but not limited to non-strata flats/units/villas, strata title flats/units/villas dual occupancies and dwellings within retirement villages).

For properties of 7 or more dwellings, a communal service (red and yellow lidded bulk bin collected fortnightly, FOGO collected weekly) is available. The following minimum waste generation rates are to be used when calculating the required number of bins for the development:

  • Landfill Bin 70L/per dwelling/per week
  • Recycling Bin 100L/per dwelling/per week
  • FOGO Bin 25L/per dwelling/per week

Charges for communal services are listed in this policy.

Mixed Use Development Waste Service Charges

Where a property includes both a commercial and residential component, the following charges shall be made:

  • A commercial waste management charge
  • A commercial waste collection service charge, and
  • A separate mandatory residential waste collection service charge for each residential dwelling at the same site.

Examples of such premises include a shop with a dwelling at the rear or upstairs, a premise incorporating shop top housing, or a caretaker’s unit in an industrial are:

Domestic Waste Management Services Availability Charge (s.496)

This charge will apply to vacant rateable assessments where the domestic waste collection service is available, but no service is provided. Note: if a property is occupied and the domestic waste collection service is available, the domestic waste management service charge will instead be applied.

Commercial Waste Management Services Charges (s. 501)

Costs incurred by Council for provision of commercial waste collection services are also recovered under the Waste Management Charge. Each serviced business-rated assessment is charged for a specific waste collection service. A standard commercial waste collection service would generally consist of the following:

  • weekly collection, removal, and disposal of residual waste in a 240L MGB
  • weekly collection, removal, and processing of commingled recyclables in a 240L MGB

If additional bins or different bin sizes are required, these can be requested at any time, and once provided will be charged to the property at the respective annual charge.

Where a commercial waste collection service is available but not used by a customer, that customer will still be charged for a standard commercial waste collection service applicable for that type of property. An exception applies to non- residential non-rateable properties that do not generate waste. Upon written application and review, these mandatory charges may not apply.

Function

Waste Management

Charge Description Value Information
s. 501 Residential Waste Management 347 Mandatory charge per residential-rated (non-rural) assessment (excl vacant land).
s.501 Rural Waste Management 164 Mandatory charge per rural-rated assessment (excl vacant land).
s.501 Commercial Waste Management 372 Mandatory charge per commercial - rated assessment (excl vacant land).
s.496 Waste Service Availability Charge 99 Mandatory charge per assessment for land where waste collection service is available, but no service is provided.
s.501 Waste Contamination charge 225 Charge applied in accordance with contamination procedure.

 

Landfill - Weekly

Charge Description Value Information
s. 496 Residential Landfill 80L 165 Subject to assessment of need.
s. 496 Residential Landfill 140L 224 Subject to assessment of need.
s. 496 Residential Landfill 240L 302 Subject to assessment of need.
s. 496 Rural Landfill 80L 234 Mandatory minimum for rural.
s. 496 Rural Landfill 140L 301 Standard service offering.
s. 496 Rural Landfill 140L (Bin Bank) 301 Mandatory minimum for bin bank customers.
s. 496 Rural Landfill 240L 382
s. 501 Commercial Landfill 80L 169 Mandatory minimum for commercial.
s. 501 Commercial Landfill 140L 224
s. 501 Commercial Landfill 240L 302 Standard service offering.
s. 501 Commercial Landfill 660L 802

 

Landfill - Fortnightly

Charge Description Value information
s. 496 Residential Landfill 80L 88 Mandatory minimum for residential.
s. 496 Residential Landfill 140L 121 Standard service offering.
s. 496 Residential Landfill 240L 161
s. 496 Comm Res MUD Landfill 70L 77 Communal services only.

 

Recycling - Weekly

Charge Description Value Information
s. 501 Commercial Recycling 80L 74 Mandatory minimum for commercial.
s. 501 Commercial Recycling 140L 109
s. 501 Commercial Recycling 240L 160 Standard service offering.
s. 501 Commercial Recycling 360L 201
s. 501 Commercial Recycling 660L 365

 

Recycling - Fortnightly

Charge Description Value Information
s. 496 Residential Recycling 80L 79 Mandatory minimum for residential.
s. 496 Residential Recycling 140L 85
s. 496 Residential Recycling 240L 88 Standard service offering.
s. 496 Residential Recycling 360L 124
s. 496 Rural Recycling 80L 122 Mandatory minimum for rural.
s. 496 Rural Recycling 140L 136
s. 496 Rural Recycling 240L 148 Standard service offering.
s. 496 Rural Recycling 240L (Bin Bank) 148 Mandatory minimum for bin bank customers.
s. 496 Rural Recycling 360L 175
s. 496 Comm Res MUD Recycling 100L 82 Communal services only.

 

Food organics and Garden organics - FOGO

Charge Description Value Informaton
s. 496 Residential FOGO 80L 117 Mandatory minimum for residential.
s. 496 Residential FOGO 140L 120
s. 496 Residential FOGO 240L 127 Standard service offering.
s. 496 Rural FOGO 80L 137 Optional. Only supplied where truck already passes collection point.
s. 496 Rural FOGO 140L 142 Optional. Only supplied where truck already passes collection point.
s. 496 Rural FOGO 240L 150 Optional. Only supplied where truck already passes collection point.
s. 496 Comm Res MUD FOGO 25L 37 Communal services only.
s. 501 Commercial FOGO 80L 117
s. 501 Commercial FOGO 140L 120
s. 501 Commercial FOGO 240L 127 Standard service offering.
s. 501 Commercial FOGO 140L second weekly service 120 Optional. Only supplied where truck already passes collection point.
s. 501 Commercial FOGO 240L second weekly service 127 Optional. Only supplied where truck already passes collection point.

 

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