A busy waste precinct is set to close for six weeks as it undergoes a major transformation to help better manage the region’s waste.
Nambour tip will temporarily close from Monday, July 28, to Sunday, September 7.
During the closure, residents and commercial operators who usually visit the Nambour site will be redirected to the Buderim or Caloundra tips.
A landfill expansion is currently underway at Nambour, and still to come is a new resource recovery centre and landfill gas to energy plant.
The closure will allow construction of a new access road to connect the new material recovery facility, completed in 2023, and future buildings and facilities within the site.
The intersection at Cooney Road and Nambour-Bli Bli Road will also get traffic lights to improve road safety in the vicinity of the tip.
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Environment and Liveability Portfolio Councillor Maria Suarez said the upgrade was a significant investment in sustainably managing the region’s future waste.
“As our region continues to grow, so does the need for smarter, more sustainable ways to manage waste,” she said.
“The challenge we face is ensuring long-term waste solutions that protect our environment and support a circular economy.
“Council’s Resource Recovery Strategy outlines our plan for a smarter, more sustainable solution to managing our growing region’s waste. The goal is that, by 2041, nothing ends up in landfill.
“It includes upgrades to our waste infrastructure to support our region’s circular economy – which considers rubbish not as something to be buried in the ground, but a resource to be reused again and again.”
Cr Suarez said the Nambour waste precinct was undergoing a significant transformation.
“The upgrade will help us better manage future waste and support our region’s circular economy – which means reusing, recycling and reducing waste so that materials stay in use for as long as possible,” she said.
“These upgrades will help us better manage future waste, reduce landfill dependency, and lead the way to a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable Sunshine Coast.”
