❓ Hon Martin Aldridge questions the Minister for Emergency Services regarding the stockpiling of soft plastics in WA following the collapse of the REDcycle program. The Minister responds that DFES has not provided advice and is not the regulating authority.
AnsweredQoN 131Legislative Council
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SOFT
PLASTICS — STOCKPILING
131. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to media reports suggesting that Fire and Rescue NSW
has raised concerns about the unsafe storage of soft plastics in warehouses in
NSW by Coles and Woolworths, following the collapse of the REDcycle program.
(1) Has the
Department of Fire and Emergency Services provided the minister with any advice
regarding the stockpiling of soft plastics in Western Australia; and, if so,
will the minister please provide detail?
(2) How many locations in WA are stockpiling soft plastics
and in what quantities?
(3) Have any
orders, notices or fines been issued as a result of soft plastic storage; and,
if so, can the minister provide the detail?
PLASTICS — STOCKPILING
131. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to media reports suggesting that Fire and Rescue NSW
has raised concerns about the unsafe storage of soft plastics in warehouses in
NSW by Coles and Woolworths, following the collapse of the REDcycle program.
(1) Has the
Department of Fire and Emergency Services provided the minister with any advice
regarding the stockpiling of soft plastics in Western Australia; and, if so,
will the minister please provide detail?
(2) How many locations in WA are stockpiling soft plastics
and in what quantities?
(3) Have any
orders, notices or fines been issued as a result of soft plastic storage; and,
if so, can the minister provide the detail?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) No.
(2)–(3)
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services is not the regulating authority
for recyclable materials or their storage.
question.
(1) No.
(2)–(3)
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services is not the regulating authority
for recyclable materials or their storage.
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