From: Laurie French
Sent: Tuesday, 23 May 2006 10:40 AM
 
Congratulations on the draft report regarding waste management /recycling and the commonsense shown in the report as to the feasibility of the zero waste policy, and costs related to both waste disposal and recycling/reuse where, both the  physical and financial costs do not benefit the ratepayers. In my many years in Waste Management in Local Government I have found these practices are driven by self interest groups irrespective of the cost to others and where outlandish statements of attainment are not met the general public become disillusioned and thereby become reluctant to venture any other attempt to so called improve the system 

Once again Congratulations and lets hope the final report expresses the view indicated in the report and that the Bureaucrats who stand behind Legislation that is adding $ms to wastemanagement under the guise of legislative requirements take a good hard look at the true cost to society 

Yes I'm well aware of the need for PROPER waste disposal and other minimization levels such as is currently under stewardship such as in the waste oil reclamation and I believe is being looked at currently with the tyre disposal but I'm very aware as to where commonsense stops and the ridiculous take over 

Laurie French
Queensland