Wayby landfill granted interim consent

Maintaining the health of the Hōteo River was one of the key issues addressed by the Environment Court. A regional landfill at Wayby looks set to proceed after the Environment Court handed down a 312 page interim decision on February 26, concluding that consent for the project could be granted with modified conditions. The community organisation which has fought Waste Management’s proposal since it was first announced eight years ago, described the decision as “devastating news”. In a statement, executive members of Fight the Tip, Michelle Carmichael and Sue Crockett, said for those who had be...