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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1993
CHARGES FOR WASTE DISPOSAL AT LANDFILLS
THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A PROPOSAL TO LEVY CHARGES ON PRIVATE WASTE COLLECTORS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF WASTE AT LANDFILLS.
WITH THE A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE PROPOSAL IS IN LINE POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE. IT AIMS TO DISCOURAGE INDISCRIMINATE USE OF
FOR INCENTIVE LIMITED LANDFILL
AND TO PROVIDE AN RESOURCES MINIMISATION.
TONNES OF
WASTE
THE DAILY 20,000 DAY LAST YEAR WAS MATERIAL FOR WOOD SUCH AS
HE POINTED OUT THAT ABOUT 60 PER CENT OF
OF AT LANDFILLS PER WASTE DISPOSED CONSTRUCTION WASTE WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN USED AS FILL LAND RECLAMATION AT PUBLIC DUMPS HAD UNSUITABLE MATERIAL AND PLASTICS BEEN SORTED OUT.
"THE
WASTE
AT
PUBLIC
DUMPS
PROPOSED CHARGING SCHEME WOULD PROVIDE AN
OF TO DISPOSE CONTRACTORS LANDFILLS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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INCENTIVE FOR THAN RATHER
THE CHARGING LEVEL HAS BEEN WORKED OUT ON THE BASIS TO THE LANDFILL DISPOSAL COST FOR PRIVATELY-COLLECTED WASTE.
RECOVER
AND ΤΟ
THE
ΤΟ ENSURE THAT THE CHARGES ARE AFFORDABLE TO INDUSTRY
PRODUCERS GRADUALLY, ENABLE THE COST TO BE PASSED ONTO WASTE INITIAL CHARGES WILL BE SET AT 50 PER CENT OF THE FULL RECOVERY COST, TONNES THAT IS AT $175 FOR SMALL VEHICLES WITH WASTE PAYLOAD OF FIVE OR LESS AND AT $350 FOR LARGE VEHICLES WITH WASTE PAYLOAD OF MORE THAN FIVE TONNES.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE CHARGES WILL BE INTRODUCED IN
THE UPON THE
REGULATIONS UNDER ENACTMENT OF THE NECESSARY DISPOSAL ORDINANCE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES TO OPERATE THE SCHEME.
MID-1994 WASTE
IN
WITH PLANNING A NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTION WASTE.
PARALLEL
THE CHARGING SCHEME, MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE
GOVERNMENT THE THE RECYCLING
IS
OF
AT A
SORT
THESE INCLUDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WASTE SORTING SITE LANDFILL FOR CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE INSUFFICIENT SPACE ON SITE TO WASTE ; OPENING MORE PUBLIC DUMPS AND RELAXING THE CRITERIA ACCEPTING WASTE AT PUBLIC DUMPS WHILE CONTRACTS ARE BEING DRAWN REQUIRING SORTING FROM FIRMS EMPLOYED ON GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.
FOR UP
THE GOVERNMENT WILL ALSO AMEND LEGISLATION TO INTRODUCE STIFFER
DISPOSAL FOR ILLEGAL
OF WASTE AS A PENALTY
FURTHER MEASURE TO DISCOURAGE ILLEGAL DUMPING KNOWN AS FLY-TIPPING.
IN
THE
GOVERNMENT
HAS
AND TRANSPORT OF GOVERNMENT
UP THIS PACKAGE OF MEASURES, DRAWING
PARTIES INTERESTED
IN CONSULTED
THE CONSTRUCTION THEY HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE INDUSTRIES. EFFORTS TO APPLY THE POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE.
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