Porirua City Council invites any of us to provide feedback on options for the future of Spicer Landfill starting on Tuesday 24 February and closing on Wednesday 25 March.
The future of Spicer Landfill has to change because the consents to operate the landfill will expire in 2030.
Previously there have been discussions about extending the landfill. These plans are on hold as odour issues, location close to neighbours, environmental effects, geotechnical risk, and cultural impacts for Ngāti Toa Rangatira, mean new consents are unlikely to be granted.
Instead, we have identified four options for the future and would like to know what you think. As a very brief summary:
- Option A is a public rubbish transfer station with no commercial trucks
- Option B is a public rubbish transfer station that allows commercial trucks
- Option C is a public rubbish transfer station that allows commercial trucks and clean fill disposal
- Option D is to close Spicer Landfill in mid-2030.
Each of the different options will affect how much you pay to dump rubbish, your rates bill (if you are a Porirua ratepayer), the environment, and who can dump rubbish at Spicer.
The attached table gives a summary of the options, but you can read more detail about these, and have your say, from Tuesday 24 February at poriruacity.govt.nz/landfill-options
