Auckland dump gets consent despite numerous complaints and alleged safety concerns

Auckland dump gets consent despite numerous complaints and alleged safety concerns
An Auckland construction and demolition dump has come under fire following complaints and allegations of safety concerns. (Image: Victoria Young/BusinessDesk)
Cécile Meier
This story is part of BusinessDesk’s Waste is Money series. Read more here.  The Auckland council has granted resource consent to a dump despite repeated complaints from neighbours claiming that dust and rubbish from the site are affecting their businesses, and WorkSafe and Fire and Emergency NZ monitoring the site following alleged safety concerns. BusinessDesk reported last month that Kiwi Waste & Recycling, a division of Union Demolition, was urgently clearing a stockpile of flammable rubbish away from high-voltage p...

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