❓ Ms Freeman questions the Minister for Environment about a fee increase for City of Stirling residents due to landfill dumping, attributing it to government mismanagement. The Minister refutes the claim, blaming the City of Stirling's waste management practices and highlighting efforts to improve recycling.
AnsweredQoN 719Legislative Assembly
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RECYCLING — LANDFILL LEVY
719. Ms J.M. FREEMAN to the
Minister for Environment:
I have a supplementary question. As the minister well knows,
under his watch, the City of Stirling is dumping all its waste into landfill.
Why are 200 000 City of Stirling residents being slugged with an eight per cent
hike in fees just to pay for this government's financial mismanagement,
not to pay for recycling? It is just to pay for this government's
financial mismanagement.
719. Ms J.M. FREEMAN to the
Minister for Environment:
I have a supplementary question. As the minister well knows,
under his watch, the City of Stirling is dumping all its waste into landfill.
Why are 200 000 City of Stirling residents being slugged with an eight per cent
hike in fees just to pay for this government's financial mismanagement,
not to pay for recycling? It is just to pay for this government's
financial mismanagement.
AnswerView source ↗
That question is complete rubbish!
Several members interjected.
Mr A.P. JACOB : I
do partly mean that as a pun, Mr Speaker!
The Minister for Local Government informs me that the
increase is not eight per cent. Even if that were the increase, there is no way
that the landfill levy will increase by eight per cent. I imagine that it will
be perhaps far more around the level of less than one per cent or maybe to 1.5
per cent. It is disappointing—Mr Speaker, I believe your own electorate
also impacts within the City of Stirling—and those residents have a
right to be disappointed in the City of Stirling —
Ms J.M. Freeman :
Minister, this is about them saying that it is your waste levy that's
making them increase it. You haven't answered that question.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Mirrabooka!
Mr A.P. JACOB :
That was a good try, member for Mirrabooka!
Residents do have a right to be disappointed a bit in the
City of Stirling about how that issue was managed and to find that although
they were told their bins were going to recycling, it turns out that by and
large they were going to landfill—so that will obviously attract a
higher landfill levy. I do not want to be collecting those increases that will
be brought into the levy. I certainly do not want to collect those increases in
the landfill levy. The levy is deliberately designed to drive that refuse out
of landfill and into recycling options. To the City of Stirling's
credit, it is now working with us and has put in an expression of interest for
our Better Bins program to help to drive the refuse that it collects, which is
a local government responsibility, away from landfill and into recycling or
diversion outcomes.
Several members interjected.
Mr A.P. JACOB : I
do partly mean that as a pun, Mr Speaker!
The Minister for Local Government informs me that the
increase is not eight per cent. Even if that were the increase, there is no way
that the landfill levy will increase by eight per cent. I imagine that it will
be perhaps far more around the level of less than one per cent or maybe to 1.5
per cent. It is disappointing—Mr Speaker, I believe your own electorate
also impacts within the City of Stirling—and those residents have a
right to be disappointed in the City of Stirling —
Ms J.M. Freeman :
Minister, this is about them saying that it is your waste levy that's
making them increase it. You haven't answered that question.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Mirrabooka!
Mr A.P. JACOB :
That was a good try, member for Mirrabooka!
Residents do have a right to be disappointed a bit in the
City of Stirling about how that issue was managed and to find that although
they were told their bins were going to recycling, it turns out that by and
large they were going to landfill—so that will obviously attract a
higher landfill levy. I do not want to be collecting those increases that will
be brought into the levy. I certainly do not want to collect those increases in
the landfill levy. The levy is deliberately designed to drive that refuse out
of landfill and into recycling options. To the City of Stirling's
credit, it is now working with us and has put in an expression of interest for
our Better Bins program to help to drive the refuse that it collects, which is
a local government responsibility, away from landfill and into recycling or
diversion outcomes.
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