Snowy River
Indicator: Hazardous Waste
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Please note: Text or data highlighted in this colour represent an update to this indicator for the period 2008/09.
What the results tell us for Snowy River
Snowy River Shire Council has no facilities or license for the disposal of hazardous waste, with the exception of asbestos. All other hazardous wastes must be transported out of the Shire. Small quantities of asbestos are accepted at the Adaminaby landfill, and large quantities may be disposed of at the Jindabyne landfill.
The Shire Council holds an annual Household Hazardous Waste collection, which is partially funded by the New South Wales Department of Environment and Climate Change (see Table 1). Residents may drop off unwanted, potentially hazardous household chemicals free of charge at the Berridale and Jindabyne collection sites. There was a considerable increase of 55% in quantities dropped off between July 2004 and June 2008 as residents became more aware of this service. However in the period July 2008 to June 2009 there was a 24% decrease in controlled waste collected.
These variations were the outcome of a number of factors. The figure recorded for 2007 was low because the contractor making the hazardous waste collection would only collect waste dropped off on the designated collection day, not stockpiled waste. In 2008 waste dropped off and stockpiled at Council’s waste facility was included in collection which resulted in the large increase in that year. In 2009 there was a big reduction in waste collected because there was no stockpile to clear. In addition, notification of the collection day to landholders was rather late and may have resulted in a lower rate of drop-off on the day.
| Period | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acids | 7.5 | 3.8 | 11 | 1.05 | 3.5 |
| Alkalis | 71.8 | 5 | 18 | 5.8 | 2.9 |
| Inorganic chemicals | 2 | 17 | 64.5 | 303.455 | 1.4 |
| Reactive chemicals | 26.5 | 0 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Paints, resins, inks, organic sludges | 625.5 | 1228.4 | 633.5 | 924.7 | 542.9 |
| Organic solvents | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Pesticides | 50.42 | 41.2 | 215 | 216.2 | 171.0 |
| Oils | 249.3 | 539.7 | 87.3 | 172.59 | 49.16 |
| Organic chemicals | 0.05 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 0 |
| Soils/sludge | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Clinical & pharmaceutical | 16.5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Miscellaneous | 371.8 | 451.3 | 426.3 | 570.775 | 883.7 |
| Total | 1421.37 | 2325.4 | 1506.6 | 2198.17 | 1664.06 |
Source: Snowy River Shire Council
Figure 1. Controlled Waste collected (tonnes) by year 2005-2009
Source: Snowy River Shire Council
Figure 1 was added to include data for 2008-09.
About the data
Snowy River Shire Council provided information from Shire Council records.
