A landfill site near Ipswich, west of Brisbane, sparks anger by expanding recycling operations without council or community approval.
A landfill site west of Brisbane has rekindled anger among locals in Ipswich as the owners of the dump site expand operations without council or community approval.The site receives 58 per cent of the state's wasteIpswich City Council has called for a greater share of revenue from the landfill site's waste levy and a "beefing up" of regulations that apply to the Cleanaway New Chum landfill site.
The RRA was approved by the State Department of Environment and Science earlier this year, under the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act.Cleanaway hope to increase the height of the landfill site by 25 metres. "The waste operator can take in waste without paying a waste levy because they are going to recycle the materials there."Late last year, the council rejected an application for Cleanaway to increase the height of its landfill by 25 metres and to expand its landfill capacity by 7.5 million cubic metres.
A fire that ignited at the site in July sparked debate about what power the council has to stop the development of dumps and landfill in the local government area. "The majority of fires in landfill start with inappropriate material put into waste ... lithium batteries or flares when run over by a compactor ignite."Community member and co-respondent in the appeal case against Cleanaway, Conny Turni, said she was worried the Ipswich region would be "left with a mess" once operations finish at the site."The landfill is one kilometre from houses and that's a major risk.
Cleanaway says the life of the landfill site will be extended by up to 10 years if it is successful in its appeal.
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