Govt to assist with red-zone waste removal
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The Government will help fund the removal of hazardous waste from more than 6000 red-zoned Christchurch properties.
Environment Minister Nick Smith today announced the Government will provide $509,000 from the Waste Minimisation Fund to help red-zoned residents dispose of their hazardous household waste.
Smith said it was important dangerous materials, including cleaning products, paint and garden sprays, were dealt with in a safe way.
''We don't want to see these hazardous materials being tipped down drains or buried just to create future environmental and health risks.''
Christchurch City Council, Waimakariri District Council and Environment Canterbury have also committed a further $260,000 toward the collection and disposal of the waste, according to a statement by Smith.
The funding will be used for distributing information to households about waste disposal, the receipt, handling and disposal of the waste at Council facilities and a pre-demolition household waste clearance service for all residential red-zone properties.
A free drop-off service for residents and a mobile service for those unable to bring it in themselves would also be set-up.
Environment Canterbury programme manager Don Chittock said the initiative aimed to encourage residents of red-zoned properties to dispose of their household hazardous waste in an appropriate manner and encourage long-term behaviour changes.
He said existing council infrastructure and systems would be used where possible, including Southbrook transfer station and Christchurch city EcoDrops, at no extra costs to residents.
The government funding was essential as the earthquakes had created a situation where councils needed to go ''over and above'' normal funding levels, said Chittock.
- © Fairfax NZ News
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Thats great that sprays and paints are being taken care of but how about all the asbestos thats being crushed up in those big buildings and houses even? I do demo up north and know 80% of buildings we do have asbestos somewhere. From just a small sheet of fibrelite to full house lots of whisper textured ceilings. Eves, linings around the hot water clynder, lino, fiberlite on the garden shed, corugated roofing, the backing of fuse boards, is it getting removed before the buildings there are getting demolished? I doubt it if people arnt alound in to get their furniture etc, they wont be going in to remove all that stuff.
Lucky Buggers! Red Zoners get everything, swap yaa for my Parklands stuffed home!
What about the asbestos in the wall linings of all the state and ex state houses in Avonside and other redzone areas??? Is this hazardous material going to be removed before the bulldozers are called in or will it be crushed and blown across our city as much of the asbestos in the inner city high rises has been???
OMG what a waste of money - is there not a drop off point at the rubbish dumps in chch that everyone can take their left over hazardous goods to. Why pay all that money for something that is already there. I am sure the homeowners will be taking their cleaning products with them as they are so Bloody expensive to buy!!!! I am from chch and think this is such a waste of more money - cantabrians are not lazy and I am sure they know where the local rubbish dumps are!!!! Spend the $509,000 on sports grounds and other things the people of christchurch can use and enjoy since we have lost so much. Bring some life back into the city instead!!! I meant to say how hard is it to take your own stuff with you or take it to the dump. Sorry but I think they are wasting good money - if everyone takes care of their own stuff there would not be the need. $509,000 is a lot of money that could be put to a much better use :) I have just reread the add and it will be $509 K plus a further $260K thats 769,000.00 That is just stupid!!!!!
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"Encourage long term behavioural change"????? So, am I to assume that because I live in the Red Zone, and hence a resident of Christchurch East, that I require re-education? This smacks of nanny state, and suggests that we are somehow less capable of knowing what to do with our rubbish and demolition waste than residents of other parts of the city. Perhaps I'm being overly sensitive, or perhaps we are indeed being discriminated against in this matter, just as we have been in so many other ways!