Legislative Council Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Answers to Questions Waste Strategy WASTE STRATEGY The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council WASTE STRATEGY In reply to the Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (18 June 2008). The Hon. G.E. GAGO Legislative Council Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy WASTE STRATEGY The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy): The Minister for Environment and Conservation has provided the following information: The EPA initiated a program to better understand the extent of, and address, unauthorised waste activities within the metropolitan region. Through consultation with representatives of the waste industry the EPA formed a taskforce to address illegal waste activities focussing initially within the Wingfield precinct in order to progress the development of a broader strategy and response to address illegal waste activities based on risk within metro and regional South Australia. Twelve unauthorised waste management activities were identified within the precinct. The follow up action by the EPA has resulted in the sites either having ceased the activity, in the process of obtaining development approval, or have since been licensed by the EPA. Since June 2008, the EPA has initiated the establishment of a state-based, cross-agency working group to deal with illegal dumping activities including unauthorised stockpiling of waste the objectives of which are to ensure a fair and consistent approach and clarify the roles and responsibilities of all government bodies in relation to the management of unauthorised waste activities.