Chapter 14 - Discharges of Waste to Land The Council will establish and maintain a waste exchange network to encourage the reuse of materials. Enforcement The Council will issue abatement notices and enforcement orders for the illegal dumping of solid waste on any land. Advocate The Council will advocate to the Minister for the Environment for development of national systems to address: • Waste minimisation; and • Full environmental accounting of resources disposed of as waste. Investigation The Council will continue to investigate the effects of solid waste disposal to land, air and water to support education programmes, justify regulation, and define the need to expand regular waste collection service. Works The Council will implement its programme to rationalise the District’s landfills. Transfer stations will replace all existing landfills in the Plan area by the year 2000. P la n r u le s e n su r e th a t th e a d v e r se e n v ir o n m e n ta l e ffe cts o f w a ste d isp o sa l a r e a v o id e d w h e r e c o n v e n ie n t a lte r n a tiv e w a ste m a n a g e m e n t o p tio n s e x ist. E d u ca tio n is r e q u ir e d to in fo r m th e co m m u n ity o f th e a d v e r se e ffe c ts o n w a te r q u a lity a r isin g fr o m th e b u r ia l a n d d isp o sa l o f w a ste a n d to p r o m o te p r a ctice s in v o lv in g w a ste m in im isa tio n . In a p p r o p r ia te d isp o sa l o f so lid w a ste in th e M a r lb o r o u g h S o u n d s a r e a is u n a cc e p ta b le. A b a te m e n t n o tice s fo r in a p p r o p r ia te d u m p in g o n la n d w ill b e issu e d to e n su r e th a t d u m p in g d o e s n o t ca u se la n d o r w a te r co n ta m in a tio n o r r e d u ce a m e n ity v a lu e s. T h e C o u n cil a lso h a s th e p o w e r to co n tr o l litte r u n d e r th e L itte r A c t 1979, th e L itte r In fr in g e m e n t N o tic e s O r d e r 1987 a n d B y la w s u n d e r th e L o ca l G o v e r n m e n t A c t 1974. T h e se p o w e r s to co n tr o l a n d ta k e a ctio n o n litte r in g co m p le m e n t C o u n cil’s p o w e r s u n d e r th e A c t. In v e stig a tio n is e sse n tia l to d e fin e th e a d v e r se e n v ir o n m e n ta l e ffe c ts a p p a r e n t fr o m d isp o sa l p r a c tic e s, in c lu d in g th e b u r n in g a n d b u r y in g o f w a ste. In fo r m a tio n m e a n s th a t th e C o u n c il w o r k s a n d a c tiv itie s a n d th e P la n r u le s c a n b e r e v ie w e d fo r th e ir a p p r o p r ia te n e ss. 14.2.3 Objectives and Policies Objective 1 The treatment and disposal of human, rural and industrial liquid waste, including sewage sludge, in such a way that water and soil quality, land and water ecosystems and amenity values are not adversely affected. Policy 1.1 Ensure that the receiving environment is not adversely affected by the treatment or disposal of human, rural and industrial liquid waste. Policy 1.2 Encourage attainment of higher standards of waste treatment to reduce the discharge of contaminants and avoid, remedy or mitigate the adverse effects of waste disposal. 14 - 3