The New South Wales state government has warned Sydney is on the brink of a waste crisis as it predicts it will run out of landfill space by 2030.
Environment Minister Penny Sharp and Environment Protection Authority CEO Tony Chappell announced the state’s waste and recycling situation at the New South Wales Economic Conference in Sydney.
Greater Sydney’s landfill capacity will run out within the next decade unless new waste and recycling solutions are introduced, it has revealed.
Sharp noted that if urgent measures are not taken, it will not be possible to collect garbage bins in a few years.
This means Sydneysiders will have to pay significantly more for waste disposal as it will have to be transported to regional areas or other states for disposal.
It is said that the cost of building demolition waste will also increase, which will slow down the construction industry.
The Minister of Environment on Waste and Recycling said that the previous governments were aware of this problem and no action was taken for more than a decade.
The rate of waste recycling in New South Wales has also been stable at 65 percent for the past few years and it has been suggested that it will be difficult to reach the 80 percent target by 2030.
