NSW Greens MLC Ian Cohen has told a community rally outside NSW Parliament today that a proposed waste tip adjacent to Jervis Bay National Park and near creeks and wetlands poses unacceptable environmental risks and mustn't be allowed to proceed.
The proposal for a waste tip at Tomerong is due to go to be considered by a Joint Regional Planning Panel and has met with fierce community opposition.
"To locate a tip that has the potential to take lead paints and other hazards near waterways and national parks is pure madness," Mr Cohen told the rally today.
"Materials such as lead, a highly toxic substance to humans, could quickly contaminate waterways after heavy rains and flooding.
"Within a couple of hundred metres from the proposed tip are the upper reaches of two river systems, both of which of course flood.
"If the State Government was serious about waste management it would be prioritising alternative waste transfer stations ahead of tips.
"Other forms of waste this tip will take are construction and demolition waste. This waste should be crushed and processed into materials such as road base, not sent to landfill.
"The risks of contamination are too great and the tip must not be allowed to go ahead at its proposed location.
"Impacts on surrounding communities are also unacceptable such as a massive increase in truck movements through small community towns, noise and odour," said Mr Cohen.
Further Information: Cate Faehrmann 0412 207 043
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