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The Unintended Disruption & Cost of Waste Chutes in Apartment Buildings
WRITTEN BY VANTAGE STRATA, DECEMBER 2022
Executive Summary
THE PROBLEM:
- The increasing prevalence of waste chutes in apartment buildings is creating a burden of time, cost, and disruption of service to Owners Corporations within the ACT.
- Owners Corporations are undertaking major infrastructure upgrades at considerable cost to counter the ongoing problems associated with managing resident behaviour associated with waste chutes.
- Environmental benefits, such as achieving high levels of recycling outcomes, are being hampered within buildings that rely on waste chutes.
THE SOLUTION:
- Government and industry must work together to optimise waste management outcomes at a planning level.
- More flexible waste management solutions, including a return to more traditional solutions with some enhancements.