Waste Transfer Facility Partially Closed
South Burnett Regional Council is urging the community to “do the right thing” after illegal asbestos dumping was uncovered at the Cloyna Waste Transfer facility last week.
A large part of the Cloyna waste facility has been closed on Friday 26 July 2024, due to widespread asbestos contaminated materials being detected across the site.
The Cloyna site will be closed to green waste, scrap metal and timber wastes until further notice. Concrete or demolition wastes are not accepted at this site and are to be disposed of at Council’s Murgon waste facility.
South Burnett Regional Council Acting Manager Environment & Planning Leo Jensen said the illegal dumping must stop. “I cannot stress enough, how important it is for all residents, builders, trades people, home renovators, anyone who may be dealing with older building materials, to take extreme care when undertaking building works.” Mr Jensen said.
All fibrous type materials and asbestos containing materials should be carefully managed, wrapped, and disposed of at sites that are licensed to accept this material. The Kingaroy and Nanango Transfer Stations can accept this waste with 48 hours notice required. For further information visit Council’s website here. Consult a local accredited asbestos removalist if in any doubt.
“I have no doubt some people know exactly what they are dealing with and abusing the facilities provided to accept waste. Due to its nature, asbestos containing materials are only accepted at Kingaroy and Nanango waste facilities. I am also concerned there are people renovating older homes, or older buildings, that do not know what they are dealing with,” Mr Jensen said.
Either way, this illegal dumping of asbestos is placing all parties who deal with waste at risk, from the contractors who pick up the bins, to staff and contractors who manage the landfill and waste facilities, and other community members who use these sites to dispose of their waste.
It’s also an inconvenience to those community members who do the right thing, that they lose access to the facility and must travel elsewhere to dispose of their waste.
Council is pleading with everyone in the South Burnett – we must take asbestos seriously and ensure these materials are safely managed and disposed of properly.
For more information on the safe and legal disposal of asbestos, go to council’s website for further information or visit www.asbestos.qld.gov.au If you see or become aware of any illegally dumped materials, you can contact Council on 4189 9100 or report it online by scanning the QR Code below.
