Stotts Creek Resource Recovery Centre Nears Completion of Stage 2 Upgrades

Stage 2 of the muchanticipated site upgrade at Stotts Creek Resource Recovery Centre is nearing completion, transforming the centre into a more user-friendly and innovative facility. These upgrades are part of the comprehensive Stotts Creek Master Plan, which aims to meet the resource recovery and waste disposal needs of the Tweed community for the foreseeable future.

Key Upgrades

Completed in Stage 2

Stage one, completed at the end of 2023, involved the construction of the last waste cell at the Stotts Creek site. Stage two focused on signifcant improvements at the front of the site, including:

• New State-of-theArt Weighbridge: An overhaul of the site entrance, including a roundabout.

• Additional Parking and Facilities for Tweed JUNKtion (Tip Shop): Separate entrance and building extension.

• New Road Infrastructure: Utilization of recycled road-building materials.

• New Site Offce: Replacing the offce destroyed in the foods.

• Designated Education Room and Administration Offce.

• Signage

Presented by Shedding Community Workshop

Hosted by Resilient Lismore at the Hub

Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th August

Join us for Shedding on the Road at the Resilient Lismore Hub! On the weekend of August 10th and 11th, we are excited to host Shedding Community Workshop, offering a series of free workshops designed to enhance your tool skills and build confdence at various levels. These workshops will take place at the Hub located at 215 Keen St, Lismore. Workshop Details Who Should Attend?

• Beginners: Those new to using tools.

• Intermediate Learners: Individuals

Improvements: Enhancing safety and accessibility for customers.

Naomi Searle, Council’s Director of Sustainable Communities and Environment, expressed excitement about the progress. “With the Tweed’s expanding population and evolving community needs, along with government requirements, we needed waste solutions that could accommodate growth. These solutions also helped us recognize the resource in materials previously sent to landfll as we work together to reduce our impact on the natural environment,”

Ms. Searle said.

“When we developed the master plan, the main considerations were cost and functionality, regulatory requirements relating to diversion, customer experience, and meeting rapid changes in an environment where waste is seen as a resource rather than something we discard into landfll. With new signage, an improved road network, and innovative hubs to divert, process, and repurpose salvageable materials, we’re making waste disposal easier and safer for our residents, while advancing towards our zero-waste ambition.”

Financial Investment and Future Plans

Approximately $7 million has been spent on waste transfer station infrastructure, and another $3.5 million on developing the fnal landfll cell at the site.

The next stage of the