The waste mountain swells with the population
Waste management experts in South East Queensland warn that we need a cultural and legislative shift toward more recycling before billions of tonnes of garbage costing millions of dollars swamp the area as waste is growing even faster than population.
Some SEQ councils predict annual rate rises to cover waste disposal and government levies are being floated as 4.4 million people are expected in the southeast by 2030. This could mean 1.6 billion tonnes per year plus a further three million tonnes of rubbish a year is expected from industrial, construction and demolition waste.
The average Queenslander generates 374kg of household waste a year, plus 134kg of green waste and 102kg of biosolids.
Landfill sites are filling fast! The question is should ratepayers pay for all the costs when this also a major tourism playground
Everyone needs to understand that with a growing community there will be growing generation of waste, regardless of how much recycling, and we need a fundamental cultural change in the same way people have discussed water and water restrictions.
Local Government Association of Queensland executive director Greg Hallam said that local governments would have to work together on a regional basis to tackle the issue of waste management, as they now do with water.
Alternative technology, such as using waste to create energy is being considered and the SEQ Council of Mayors is developing a waste management strategy while a new state government waste plan is expected later this year.
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