Central Coast Council has welcomed the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry’s recommendation of an independent inquiry to the Mangrove Mountain Landfill.

Council has established its own Advisory Committee which includes staff and community members to advise Council on actions to address issues relating to the Mangrove Mountain Golf Course and illegal dumping at Spencer.

The NSW Parliament today released its report from the ‘Energy from waste’ technology inquiry which was established on 6 April 2017 and then extended on 10 August 2017 to include the prevalence and scale of illegal dumping across New South Wales, the transportation of waste outside of the state, and the sustainability of the current waste and landfill regime in NSW.

There are 36 recommendations in the Report including establishing an independent inquiry to investigate the operation, regulation and approval of the Mangrove Mountain Landfill site.

Council is always looking at positive ways to reduce illegal dumping and improve waste management and particularly welcomes the recommendation of the inquiry that 100% of waste levy funds collected on the Central Coast on behalf of the State Government will be given back to Council. This will greatly help with waste reduction, avoidance and re-use programs and environmental programs and will help in the development of innovative technology.

The NSW Government’s response to the Inquiry’s recommendations is due by Friday 28 September 2018.