The Mindarie Regional Council adopted its 2013-14 budget last month, which includes an increase in gate fees from $137 a tonne to $149 a tonne for the cities of Joondalup, Wanneroo, Stirling, Perth and Vincent, and the towns of Cambridge and Victoria Park.
In the year ahead, the council expects to receive about 270,994 tonnes of waste from its members, including 73,000 from Stirling after the majority of the council decided earlier this year not to extend its exemption and ask it to remain within the regional council.
‘The revenue and costs associated with these additional tonnes are taken into account in the budget,’ a report to the council said.
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Of all the members’ waste, about 100,000 tonnes should go to the resource recovery facility in Neerabup, which will in turn generate 48,700 tonnes of residue that would go to landfill, while the remainder is turned to compost.
Gate fees for non-members, such as businesses that deliver waste to the Tamala Park landfill site, will be marginally lower at $150.91, a decision made because non-member tonnes received in the past year had been below expectations, according to the June 20 agenda.
‘Non-member tonnes had been budgeted at 53,000 tonnes for the year, but in reality, the actual result for the 2012-13 financial year is likely to be closer to 40,000 tonnes,’ a report said.
‘Discussions with customers have revealed that this drop is purely in response to price increases which have been made in the last two years.’