Waste Recycling

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:43): On a supplementary question: glass is not the only recyclable product. The question I asked was: how much stockpiling of recyclable material occurs in South Australia? Members would be well aware that there is a whole range of recyclable products in South Australia, so how much is being stockpiled in South Australia?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change) (14:44): I do not have the detail of every recycled product.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: Well, why would you expect I would, for goodness sake? I do not have the details of every recycled product, every product that is—

The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins: You stood up for eight minutes and gave us waffle.

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: I gave you incredibly cogent information, Hon. Mr Dawkins, about how your conservative Liberal governments rip away at regulation whenever they get into government—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: —and provide the opportunity for bad practices interstate, and that is what will happen if you are ever back in government again.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Dawkins, one person's waffle is another person's valuable information. I think you should bear that in mind.