March 16 2021
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Revelation in landfill protest u by Paul Campbell
Questions are pending in parliament following revelations that rubbish from the French overseas territory of New Caledonia is being dumped in New Zealand and could end up in Kaipara Harbour’s catchment area if a proposed new landfill is allowed to go ahead.
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Commissioners are currently considering the application by Chineseowned Waste Management Ltd to dump Auckland rubbish on a site it owns in Dome Valley. Now the company has stunned the Fight the Tip movement saying that it holds dozens of permits from the Environmental Protection Authority that allow it to import hazardous waste from New Caledonia and French Polynesia. The permits are reported to be for dangerous waste, including leadacid batteries, oil sludges, solvents, and waste pesticides and herbicides. Currently, this material goes to Auckland’s Redvale tip.
Fight the Tip executive member Sue Crockett says she has referred the issue of rubbish from France to local MPs for questions to be asked of the government. “Why are we bringing this here? It’s French territory, and they can send it back to France. “No one wants to see it dumped in the Pacific Ocean — but it should not be coming here.” ACT list MP and Kaipara farmer Mark Cameron has referred the issue to colleagues and says: “As a proud Northlander, I can say the Act positioning has always been to embrace waste to energy technologies, currently outside the scope of New Zealand. So
many countries in the European Union have had this technology since 2005 onwards. In many instances, this has reduced waste to landfill by up to 95 per cent. “I have been advised by the Act Party environmental spokesperson that currently approximately three million tonnes of waste goes to landfill a year across New Zealand, and this will only grow with population growth, adding to environmental concerns. “I personally think the best way forward is to embrace technology and invest in better ideas than the ‘waste to landfill’ mentality we are currently constrained to utilise.” ¢
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