Key findings also report that 72.4 per cent of people would recycle more of the material if it was reliably recycled.Ĭonfusion also surround which level of government is responsible for residential waste and recycling services, with some people thinking industry instead of government is responsible for waste management. A decade of change: Albury City Council.Consumers expect sustainable packaging from industry: research.The series of surveys has also found that 49 per cent of people believe that green and eco-friendly efforts will not have an effect in their lifetime, with 63.8 per cent of those older than 65 seeing no benefits being realised. Most Australians across all states and demographics believe the recyclables they put into their council bins are ending up in landfill, according to new research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). EPA Victoria welcomes illegal dumping budget funds.Numurkah tyre stockpile clean-up almost done.Fire risk of Geelong recycling stockpiles a warning: EPA Victoria.The City of Greater Geelong will project manage the works on behalf of the EPA and state government. Ms D’Ambrosio said powers will be further strengthened under the new Environment Protection Act which comes into effect on 1 July 2020. Since August 2017 the Victorian EPA has possesed additional powers to support fire services and issue remedial notices to facilities not properly managing potential fire risks. “It’s excellent news for the whole community to know that the EPA will now take control of the clean up, it’s time to get on with fixing the problem once and for all.” Member for Lara John Eren said the site has been cause for local concern for some time. They created this mess, it’s only right they pay for it to be fixed.” “We will be pursuing the private operators involved for every cent of the clean up cost. Ms D’Ambrosio said the EPA would rigorously pursue the previous site occupiers, owners, company directors and any other relevant parties to recover the costs of the fire prevention measures and clean up. “The occupier and owner of the site have gone into liquidation, and the funding available to the liquidators to maintain security and fire prevention measures on site ends today (30 April 2019).” “Poor site management practices by the previous operator has resulted in an unacceptable risk to the local community, the environment and emergency services in the event of a fire at the site,” Ms D’Ambrosio said. The Victorian EPA used powers granted under the Environment Protection Act 1970 to take over management at the stockpile after the previous operator let recycling waste grow to dangerous levels.Īccording to Ms D’Ambrosio, action from the EPA will ensure fire prevention can continue in the short term, ahead of a full clean up. The Victorian Government has announced it will provide $30 million in initial funding to maintain fire prevention measures and assist clean up at a waste stockpile in Lara north of Geelong.Įnvironment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said clean up processes could take several years, as the stockpile contains an estimated 320,000 cubic meters of waste including timber, concrete, brick, plaster, glass and ceramics.
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