An updated Waste Infrastructure Plan 2020 that will guide the Toowoomba Region’s future waste facility upgrades today (July 21) was formally adopted by Toowoomba Regional Council’s July Ordinary meeting.
TRC Water and Waste Committee chair Cr Rebecca Vonhoff said the 2020 Plan would allow Council to revise its infrastructure program, resulting in a projected $25 million saving in previously planned capital works projects.
Cr Vonhoff said the Waste Infrastructure Plan 2020 built on the principles of the previous plan and adhered to Council’s strategic priorities around optimising service levels, increasing diversion of waste from landfill and balancing operating costs.
Cr Vonhoff said a review of the Waste Infrastructure Plan was prompted by an assessment of landfill space at the region’s waste facilities which identified opportunities to extend the useful life of several regional landfill sites.
