Showing posts with label Illegal Dumping of Waste. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illegal Dumping of Waste. Show all posts

Wednesday, 22 March 2017

'Drop Waste Rate' Must Go Done To Zero, Especially For Our Community To Be Clean

One of the things that I detest and I'm sure that others in our wonderful community do as well, is how we have a heavy 'Drop Waste Rate'. Now you are probably asking the question, 'what do mean by that?'

Well, simply it is the lack of care some of us have in caring for our community and environment  by dropping our very own rubbish everywhere we can to have others pick up for us. It seems that it could be a 'generational change' or 'if there is rubbish seen around, I can add to it' attitude. How does this come about, when I'm am sure that in our very own home, our very own back yards our parents/ guardians kept them clean and told us always to be clean.

Ignorance of the 'Drop Waste Rate' is common amongst people who do it but let me ask them, if they dropped this rubbish in their very own rooms at room, how would they feel? Hopefully, their homely environment is clean and tidy. So not treat the  same to our community environment. A cleaner environment is a happier community.

The simple thing to do, is place rubbish in a bin. Is that too hard? I sometimes walk with something in my hand, until I find the nearest bin and dispose of it properly. If one person in our community per day, was to do this, each day would be a happier, healthier and  there would  be more pride of  our environment.  We need to send this message to our community, each day one person to join our reduce our 'Drop Waste Rate'.



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Tuesday, 22 March 2016

Illegal Waste Dumping - NSW EPA Refers To Blacktown City Council

Update and response from NSW Environmental Protection Authority from dumping illegal industrial wastes has been given a report number (Ref No C04280-2016).

From there, it was referred to the relevant operations area. Then I was informed that "The action will be decided by the EPA Waste Unit. It may end up being referred to the Blacktown Council depending on the size of the dump and whether there is any evidence to connect it to a serial offender."

So will wait for a response from Blacktown City Council officers, to get back to us.

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Monday, 29 February 2016

Illegal Dumping Reporting Online - NSW Government!

Report illegal dumping



Use your smartphone to report any illegal dumping throughout NSW.
Old couch dumped on a pile of rubbish beside a road 
The RIDonline website lets you report the types of waste being dumped and its GPS location. Photos of the waste can also be added to the report.

The Environment Protection Authority (EPA), councils and Regional Illegal Dumping (RID) squads will use this information to investigate and, if appropriate, issue a fine or clean-up notice.
Penalties for illegal dumping can be up to $15,000 and potential jail time for anybody caught illegally dumping within five years of a prior illegal dumping conviction.

This is the first time RIDonline has been opened to the public. Since September last year, the EPA, councils, RID squads and public land managers have used it to report more than 20,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste across more than 70 local government areas.

The NSW Government has allocated $58 million over five years to tackle illegal dumping as part of its $465.7 million Waste Less Recycle More initiative. NSW Premier Mike Baird has also committed to reducing the volume of litter by 40%, by 2020 to help keep NSW's environment clean.

  
Editor: Maybe Blacktown City Council should be able to promote this online report to the general public - so it gets used more. I'm sure the Mayor and all councilors agree to this!

Tuesday, 20 October 2015

Illegal Dummping Of Rubbish An Attitutde Of ' I Don't Care If I Leave A Mess Community Attitude'!

Time and time again I have reported of the illegal dumping of rubbish within Mount Druitt suburbs, within Blacktown Local Government Area.

Council does it's best to educate the community, Mayors do their very best to explain the major costs involved to remove dumped rubbish in yearly budgets, schools in my young days taught us to be neat and tidy, total respect for our home, streets and community. This should be promoted further!

I would like the Mayor and Councillors, to produce a 'Healthy Blacktown Environment means a Healthier Community' video document and this video could be shown as a promotion on keeping our environment clean, on events like Australia Day, Rooty Hill Fire Works celebration and referring to Council's Youtube site as well. In this video could be explained  health and financial costs to the community and council.



The instant fines are pretty steep if caught. Click here for For NSW EPA Fines!!!

One thing I notice is when there is a legal pick up of  waste removal, Council doesn't provide residents to label it, so it is clearly marked,  with a letter of confirmation and a reference number on it! This would make it easier to identify illegal dumpsters!
Shennan Walkway, North Mount Druitt

Blacktown City Council must now take more immediate action on illegal dumpers by employing more 'Rid Inspectors' which catch the community off guard.

Council needs to update The Blacktown City Council Illegal Dumping Action Plan 2011 

It doesn't specifically mention how community members are told. I think poster like what is on
Click here for an illegal dumping website for North NSW Councils  and all illegal dumping signs must include possible fines included and must be clearly be in positions were residents can see it, clearly. Viewing Fines on notice board can reduce  the risk of illegal waste dumpers doing their job.

The Council's Action Plan could assist them in producing a video that  has been previously mentioned. The most important thing Council to do is change it's website on this so  people can report illegal dumping of rubbish and be fined appropriate.

Let's look at it as an individuals. You and I mostly live in a cleaned residence and we clean it ourselves. You and I live in a clean community if the Council cleans it up, we pay for it! We pay for it in a health way and a  financial way. I'm sure local health authorities agree with myself that the less polluted our community is the more healthier our community is. The more illegal waste dumpers are caught and fined, the less financial burden is to the community!

Surely as a community member of Mount Druitt, you agree wholeheartedly with this improvement to clean up the community.


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