❓ Hon. Sally Talbot questions the Minister for Environment regarding the government's failure to meet waste diversion targets, specifically concerning a projected decrease in construction and demolition waste recycling despite promises of a new program. The Minister acknowledges the issue and states the focus is on long-term improvement.
AnsweredQoN 279Legislative Council
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RECYCLING — WASTE DIVERSION
279. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to the government's continuing failure to
achieve its projected targets for diverting waste from landfill. Why, only
months after the government promised a new recycling program for construction
and demolition waste, do the budget papers project a decrease in the amount of
construction and demolition waste recycled?
The PRESIDENT : I think there was an opinion
expressed there.
279. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to the government's continuing failure to
achieve its projected targets for diverting waste from landfill. Why, only
months after the government promised a new recycling program for construction
and demolition waste, do the budget papers project a decrease in the amount of
construction and demolition waste recycled?
The PRESIDENT : I think there was an opinion
expressed there.
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
The Western Australian waste strategy Creating the Right
Environment identifies that construction and demolition recycling has the
potential to significantly improve the diversion of waste from landfill.
Construction and demolition recycling is highly variable and cyclical and
responds to economic activity. The focus is to improve the long-term recovery
of construction and demolition waste, and the programs funded in the Waste
Authority's business plan will be targeted to achieve this.
question.
The Western Australian waste strategy Creating the Right
Environment identifies that construction and demolition recycling has the
potential to significantly improve the diversion of waste from landfill.
Construction and demolition recycling is highly variable and cyclical and
responds to economic activity. The focus is to improve the long-term recovery
of construction and demolition waste, and the programs funded in the Waste
Authority's business plan will be targeted to achieve this.
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