Southern Beaches Conservation Society Inc.
MEDIA
RELEASE
For
Immediate Release 6
July 2014
“WASTED
JOBS”
Southern
Beaches Conservation Society Inc. (SBCS) is calling on local and state
government and Tasmania's waste industry to respond to the recently released
Tasmania Waste Review Report, which was commissioned by the Waste Advisory
Committee (WAC).
The
report, completed by Blue Environment Pty Ltd, reinforces many of the points
that SBCS has been advocating for the last two years – alternatives to
landfill - Reduce - Reuse – Recycle.
The
report clearly indicates that an additional 360-500 direct and 300-420 indirect
jobs could be created in Tasmania if the report's recommendations, including
increasing the amount of waste we divert away from landfill, were implemented.
The
report also vindicates other SBCS longstanding goals:
ñ Implementation
of a waste management levy
ñ Implementation
of a state wide waste management policy
ñ Reduction
of landfill as a viable option and creator of jobs
“The
waste management industry in Tasmania is in a state of crisis” according to
Alex Green, Chair of the Southern Waste Strategy Authority on ABC Radio.
“Implementing
the recommendations of the report will go a long way to rectifying this
situation. SBCS remains committed to creating jobs by helping Tasmania
realise a better waste management future”, said SBCS Spokesperson, Andrew
Ranson.
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