AB Lime counsel Bridget Irving, of Gallaway Cook Allan (left), general manager Stephen Smith and compliance and environment manager Fiona Smith at a landfill hearing yesterday. A hearing on AB Lime’s request to remove the 100,000tonnes per annum cap on its Winton landfill started yesterday. In her summary, AB Lime counsel Bridget Irving said there were issues in the council’s report that recommended the consents be refused. Te Ao Marama and Hokonui Runanga both suggested a 17-year bond was more suitable than the 35 years AB Lime had sought. General manager Stephen Smith said the landfill was already close to its cap but its removal would not mean "unlimited waste" trucked in.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 17, 2021 16:30 UTC