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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
MINISTER FOR URBAN SERVICES
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NO. 1385
Disposable Nappies - Disposal
Mr Stefaniak - asked the Minister for Urban Services - In relation to your answer
to question on notice No. 1259 of 11 April 1994 regarding disposable nappies -
(1) As sewage/waste is prohibited from being placed in garbage bins, what action is being taken with regard to households with babies/toddlers, hospitals, aged care/nursing homes and child care facilities which dispose of disposable nappies in the garbage bin.
(2) What facilities are provided to households with babies/toddlers, hospitals, aged care/nursing homes and child care centres for the disposal of disposable nappies.
(3) Would not seepage occur after disposable nappies are compacted.
(4) What precautions are taken to prevent health problems from seeping disposable nappies to (a) general public; (b) waste workers; and (c) areas surrounding the compacted area, ie, in the case of the Belconnen tip, the Molonglo River.
(5) What precautions are taken to prevent seepage from disposable nappy waste (a) before compaction; and (b) after compaction.
(6) How long before a disposable nappy biodegrades after being compacted, buried and covered with soil.
(7) Is the incineration facility at Totalcare in Mitchell available to the general public. If not, why not.
(8) Do the manufacturers of disposable nappies pay a levy for the disposal of disposable nappies. If not, why not.
Mr Lamont - the answer to the Members question is as follows:
(1) In the absence of any other method of disposal, householders wishing to dispose of disposable nappies are asked to shake, or rinse, any solid, faecal matter into the toilet and seal the nappy in a plastic bag before putting it in with the household garbage.
(2) No facilities are provided specifically for the disposal of disposable nappies.
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