❓ Mr Murray asks about the licensing, regulation, and monitoring of tyre disposal by burial on mining sites in the Collie region. The Minister for Mines and Petroleum redirects the question to the Minister for Environment, as the Department of Environment Regulation handles waste management.
AnsweredQoN 5797Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I
refer to the practice of disposing of or storing used tyres on mining sites by
burying them on-site, and I ask: (a) which mining companies operating within the
Collie region hold licences which allow them to dispose of, or store used tyres
by burying them on-site, and what are the requirements for the storage and disposal
of tyres using this method; (b) what ongoing monitoring requirements are the
company operating the mine site subject to for tyres disposed or stored using
this method; and (c) what
limits are in place for the amount of disposed or stored tyre material allowed
to be buried within a given area of land, and which entity monitors this
requirement?
refer to the practice of disposing of or storing used tyres on mining sites by
burying them on-site, and I ask: (a) which mining companies operating within the
Collie region hold licences which allow them to dispose of, or store used tyres
by burying them on-site, and what are the requirements for the storage and disposal
of tyres using this method; (b) what ongoing monitoring requirements are the
company operating the mine site subject to for tyres disposed or stored using
this method; and (c) what
limits are in place for the amount of disposed or stored tyre material allowed
to be buried within a given area of land, and which entity monitors this
requirement?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
19 September 2016
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
33 days
(a) The Department of Mines and Petroleum does not issue licences for companies to dispose of or store used tyres on mine sites. The Department of Environment Regulation regulates this type of waste management. This question should be directed to the Minister for Environment.
(b) See response to (a).
(c) See response to (a).
(b) See response to (a).
(c) See response to (a).
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