ASBG comments on the EPA's Illegal Dumping Strategy included:
- The Strategy avoided discussing high costs of disposal as a main cause of illegal dumping. High gate fees are generally the result of the waste levy and tight regulatory controls, which could be lowered.
- Better enforcement is required but there are gaps in the Regional Illegal Dumping Squads areas across NSW, especially in the greater Sydney area.
- Illegal dumping was poorly defined with the Strategy limited to only publically accessible land, ignoring private lands and other illegal disposals.
- Victims of illegal dumping are often required to pay for cleanup costs, of which there is no victim support, for individuals and for businesses.
 ASBG's Submission on Illegal Dumping Stragegy 2017 | 687 kB |
