The Ashburton District Council is supporting waste levy increases, despite some worries it will lead to more people illegally dumping rubbish. He said other countries used a waste levy to reduce waste by encouraging people to think more carefully about what they were throwing away. They supported the increased levy as long as government first introduced an expanded programme and supporting infrastructure like recycling facilities for reducing waste. Cr Stuart Wilson said he was worried more people would dump waste illegally if costs to them went up. In its submission, council did not support treating farm pits as landfills sites.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 10, 2020 06:22 UTC