DARACON has been awarded a $16.5 million construction contract to expand Awaba Waste Management Facility and provide an additional 10 years of capacity.
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Lake Macquarie City Council announced the deal today.
The council’s city strategy director, Tony Farrell, said the expansion would reduce the environmental impacts of landfilling.
This would be achieved through the implementation of new technologies, resulting in better environmental outcomes, he said.
“The expansion of the landfill is just one way that council is managing the city’s waste,” Mr Farrell said.
“We’ve taken a 360-degree approach, which alongside the expansion of the Awaba Waste Management Facility, includes ongoing diversion of recyclables and garden waste from landfill; development of a new processing facility for food and garden waste at Awaba; and an ongoing education program encouraging our residents to avoid, reduce, reuse and recycle.”
Expansion works include the construction of two additional excavated cells for landfill, a new community recycling centre, weighbridge, waste transfer station, wheel wash, and administration building.
These works will provide an additional 10 years of capacity, and “an enhanced customer drop-off experience” for residents and businesses who self-haul waste for landfilling and recycling, he said.
Work is expected to start onsite this month and take about 18 months to complete.
