Waste management a role for surveyors : linking the environment and planning
Parker, John R.
We are all well aware Surveyorrs activities are very much linked to the land and water and to a lesser degree, air. It is also fairly well understood humankind cannot continue to utilise the earths natural resources to the extent we have in the past. Surveyors are active in industries that utilise natural resources, e.g. mining, power, timber, so why shouldnnt they be involved at the other end of the process the waste industry. Where the opportunity exists to return some of the previous utilised natural resources back into the production process, thus saving natural resources, avoiding landfill with its consequential effect on the environment through contamination of ground water and surface water, air pollution through gas release, as well as avoiding the general untidiness of a rubbish tipp. The paper will be developed around a case study based on an existing operating stone quarry that is being developed as a recycling and an inert landfill facility. The case study will give an overview of the existing and proposed waste management facility, the environmental issues that require addressing, the planning process and government polices driving waste minimisation.
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