❓ A parliamentary question regarding the restrictions and management of waste combustion, particularly municipal solid waste and fly ash, in Western Australia. The EPA recommended against combustion of municipal solid waste, rendering further questions moot.
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(b) if yes, what restrictions will be in place for what type and percentage of waste that can be used in the fuel feed stock; (c) will the fly ash of Municipal waste be treated differently to other fly ash waste; (d) if fly ash is to be used as a fertiliser, how can quality be guaranteed when waste is mixed; (e) how will unsold fly ash be disposed of; and (f) if Municipal waste is used will the burn temperature be increased to produce a cleaner emission?
(c) will the fly ash of Municipal waste be treated differently to other fly ash waste; (d) if fly ash is to be used as a fertiliser, how can quality be guaranteed when waste is mixed; (e) how will unsold fly ash be disposed of; and (f) if Municipal waste is used will the burn temperature be increased to produce a cleaner emission?
(d) if fly ash is to be used as a fertiliser, how can quality be guaranteed when waste is mixed; (e) how will unsold fly ash be disposed of; and (f) if Municipal waste is used will the burn temperature be increased to produce a cleaner emission?
(e) how will unsold fly ash be disposed of; and (f) if Municipal waste is used will the burn temperature be increased to produce a cleaner emission?
(f) if Municipal waste is used will the burn temperature be increased to produce a cleaner emission?
(b-f) Not applicable.
(c) will the fly ash of Municipal waste be treated differently to other fly ash waste; (d) if fly ash is to be used as a fertiliser, how can quality be guaranteed when waste is mixed; (e) how will unsold fly ash be disposed of; and (f) if Municipal waste is used will the burn temperature be increased to produce a cleaner emission?
(d) if fly ash is to be used as a fertiliser, how can quality be guaranteed when waste is mixed; (e) how will unsold fly ash be disposed of; and (f) if Municipal waste is used will the burn temperature be increased to produce a cleaner emission?
(e) how will unsold fly ash be disposed of; and (f) if Municipal waste is used will the burn temperature be increased to produce a cleaner emission?
(f) if Municipal waste is used will the burn temperature be increased to produce a cleaner emission?
(b-f) Not applicable.
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Answered
12 March 2003
Responded by
Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Response time
15 days
(a) No. The EPA has recommended a condition which disallows the combustion of Municipal Solid Waste. The Environmental Protection Authority’s report and recommendations for this proposal is currently the subject of appeals under the Environmental Protection Act 1986.
(b-f) Not applicable.
(b-f) Not applicable.
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