❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice from 2003 inquires about the government's waste tyre policy, disposal methods, recycling efforts, and the status of clean-up costs from a past tyre fire. The response indicates a policy is in development, details current disposal and recycling practices, and acknowledges unrecovered costs from the Bindoon fire.
AnsweredQoN 411Legislative Council
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(1) Does the Government have a waste tyre policy?
(2) If yes, where is it available?
(3) If not, why not?
(4) Where are waste tyres being disposed of in Perth?
(5) Are any waste tyres being recycled?
(6) How many waste tyres are going to landfill per annum in Perth?
(7) Are any waste tyres being burnt?
(8) If so, where?
(9) Are waste tyres from Perth being dumped in regional areas due to a lack of suitable disposal sites in Perth?
(10) Have the clean-up costs of the 1991 Bindoon tyre fire been recovered yet from the owners of that site?
(11) If not, why not?
(2) If yes, where is it available?
(3) If not, why not?
(4) Where are waste tyres being disposed of in Perth?
(5) Are any waste tyres being recycled?
(6) How many waste tyres are going to landfill per annum in Perth?
(7) Are any waste tyres being burnt?
(8) If so, where?
(9) Are waste tyres from Perth being dumped in regional areas due to a lack of suitable disposal sites in Perth?
(10) Have the clean-up costs of the 1991 Bindoon tyre fire been recovered yet from the owners of that site?
(11) If not, why not?
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Answered
20 March 2003
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works representing the Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Response time
15 days
(2) Once the position paper has been accepted by the Waste Management Board it will be released for public input prior to finalising a policy position. (3) Not applicable. (4) Waste tyres are currently being disposed to licensed landfills, with some heavy duty tyres sent to businesses for recovery of rubber crumb. A small proportion of passenger and truck tyres has an extended life through retreading. (5) Yes, but these are mainly truck tyres, due to the higher rubber content. Some tyres are also being re-used for engineering purposes (retaining) or drainage. The total diversion is estimated at 15%. (6) Approximately 8,850 tonnes of tyres were disposed to landfill during 2002. (7) No. (8) Not applicable. (9) Some waste tyres are taken from the metropolitan area to regional areas for use as deep drainage in saline areas. This activity requires a DEP licence. Two sites, located at Meekatharra and West Dale, are licensed to landfill only tyres. They may in the future be recovered for reuse. (10) No (11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
(3) Not applicable. (4) Waste tyres are currently being disposed to licensed landfills, with some heavy duty tyres sent to businesses for recovery of rubber crumb. A small proportion of passenger and truck tyres has an extended life through retreading. (5) Yes, but these are mainly truck tyres, due to the higher rubber content. Some tyres are also being re-used for engineering purposes (retaining) or drainage. The total diversion is estimated at 15%. (6) Approximately 8,850 tonnes of tyres were disposed to landfill during 2002. (7) No. (8) Not applicable. (9) Some waste tyres are taken from the metropolitan area to regional areas for use as deep drainage in saline areas. This activity requires a DEP licence. Two sites, located at Meekatharra and West Dale, are licensed to landfill only tyres. They may in the future be recovered for reuse. (10) No (11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
(4) Waste tyres are currently being disposed to licensed landfills, with some heavy duty tyres sent to businesses for recovery of rubber crumb. A small proportion of passenger and truck tyres has an extended life through retreading. (5) Yes, but these are mainly truck tyres, due to the higher rubber content. Some tyres are also being re-used for engineering purposes (retaining) or drainage. The total diversion is estimated at 15%. (6) Approximately 8,850 tonnes of tyres were disposed to landfill during 2002. (7) No. (8) Not applicable. (9) Some waste tyres are taken from the metropolitan area to regional areas for use as deep drainage in saline areas. This activity requires a DEP licence. Two sites, located at Meekatharra and West Dale, are licensed to landfill only tyres. They may in the future be recovered for reuse. (10) No (11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
(5) Yes, but these are mainly truck tyres, due to the higher rubber content. Some tyres are also being re-used for engineering purposes (retaining) or drainage. The total diversion is estimated at 15%. (6) Approximately 8,850 tonnes of tyres were disposed to landfill during 2002. (7) No. (8) Not applicable. (9) Some waste tyres are taken from the metropolitan area to regional areas for use as deep drainage in saline areas. This activity requires a DEP licence. Two sites, located at Meekatharra and West Dale, are licensed to landfill only tyres. They may in the future be recovered for reuse. (10) No (11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
(6) Approximately 8,850 tonnes of tyres were disposed to landfill during 2002. (7) No. (8) Not applicable. (9) Some waste tyres are taken from the metropolitan area to regional areas for use as deep drainage in saline areas. This activity requires a DEP licence. Two sites, located at Meekatharra and West Dale, are licensed to landfill only tyres. They may in the future be recovered for reuse. (10) No (11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
(7) No. (8) Not applicable. (9) Some waste tyres are taken from the metropolitan area to regional areas for use as deep drainage in saline areas. This activity requires a DEP licence. Two sites, located at Meekatharra and West Dale, are licensed to landfill only tyres. They may in the future be recovered for reuse. (10) No (11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
(8) Not applicable. (9) Some waste tyres are taken from the metropolitan area to regional areas for use as deep drainage in saline areas. This activity requires a DEP licence. Two sites, located at Meekatharra and West Dale, are licensed to landfill only tyres. They may in the future be recovered for reuse. (10) No (11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
(9) Some waste tyres are taken from the metropolitan area to regional areas for use as deep drainage in saline areas. This activity requires a DEP licence. Two sites, located at Meekatharra and West Dale, are licensed to landfill only tyres. They may in the future be recovered for reuse. (10) No (11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
(10) No (11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
(11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
(3) Not applicable. (4) Waste tyres are currently being disposed to licensed landfills, with some heavy duty tyres sent to businesses for recovery of rubber crumb. A small proportion of passenger and truck tyres has an extended life through retreading. (5) Yes, but these are mainly truck tyres, due to the higher rubber content. Some tyres are also being re-used for engineering purposes (retaining) or drainage. The total diversion is estimated at 15%. (6) Approximately 8,850 tonnes of tyres were disposed to landfill during 2002. (7) No. (8) Not applicable. (9) Some waste tyres are taken from the metropolitan area to regional areas for use as deep drainage in saline areas. This activity requires a DEP licence. Two sites, located at Meekatharra and West Dale, are licensed to landfill only tyres. They may in the future be recovered for reuse. (10) No (11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
(4) Waste tyres are currently being disposed to licensed landfills, with some heavy duty tyres sent to businesses for recovery of rubber crumb. A small proportion of passenger and truck tyres has an extended life through retreading. (5) Yes, but these are mainly truck tyres, due to the higher rubber content. Some tyres are also being re-used for engineering purposes (retaining) or drainage. The total diversion is estimated at 15%. (6) Approximately 8,850 tonnes of tyres were disposed to landfill during 2002. (7) No. (8) Not applicable. (9) Some waste tyres are taken from the metropolitan area to regional areas for use as deep drainage in saline areas. This activity requires a DEP licence. Two sites, located at Meekatharra and West Dale, are licensed to landfill only tyres. They may in the future be recovered for reuse. (10) No (11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
(5) Yes, but these are mainly truck tyres, due to the higher rubber content. Some tyres are also being re-used for engineering purposes (retaining) or drainage. The total diversion is estimated at 15%. (6) Approximately 8,850 tonnes of tyres were disposed to landfill during 2002. (7) No. (8) Not applicable. (9) Some waste tyres are taken from the metropolitan area to regional areas for use as deep drainage in saline areas. This activity requires a DEP licence. Two sites, located at Meekatharra and West Dale, are licensed to landfill only tyres. They may in the future be recovered for reuse. (10) No (11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
(6) Approximately 8,850 tonnes of tyres were disposed to landfill during 2002. (7) No. (8) Not applicable. (9) Some waste tyres are taken from the metropolitan area to regional areas for use as deep drainage in saline areas. This activity requires a DEP licence. Two sites, located at Meekatharra and West Dale, are licensed to landfill only tyres. They may in the future be recovered for reuse. (10) No (11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
(7) No. (8) Not applicable. (9) Some waste tyres are taken from the metropolitan area to regional areas for use as deep drainage in saline areas. This activity requires a DEP licence. Two sites, located at Meekatharra and West Dale, are licensed to landfill only tyres. They may in the future be recovered for reuse. (10) No (11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
(8) Not applicable. (9) Some waste tyres are taken from the metropolitan area to regional areas for use as deep drainage in saline areas. This activity requires a DEP licence. Two sites, located at Meekatharra and West Dale, are licensed to landfill only tyres. They may in the future be recovered for reuse. (10) No (11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
(9) Some waste tyres are taken from the metropolitan area to regional areas for use as deep drainage in saline areas. This activity requires a DEP licence. Two sites, located at Meekatharra and West Dale, are licensed to landfill only tyres. They may in the future be recovered for reuse. (10) No (11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
(10) No (11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
(11) The full cost of the cleanup was $605,378.92. This was not recovered, but on the basis of legal advice, the matter was resolved with the defendants agreeing to pay $40,000 inclusive of costs with the Supreme Court proceedings discontinued with no formal order as to costs.
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