News Release
HRM Seeking Injunction Against Waste Hauler
(Tuesday, November 16/04)--
Halifax Regional Municipality has applied to the Nova Scotia Supreme
Court for an injunction to stop the illegal transfer of waste materials
outside its boundaries.
Legal Services filed papers with the Court earlier this month against
GTI, a local waste hauling company, seeking an injunction for alleged
violation of HRM By Law S-602, Section 16.3 "Waste Export."
HRM alleges that GTI transported waste materials collected in the
municipality and transported them across the county line into another
municipality for disposal. In other words, it is alleged the hauler
collected the materials a cost based on disposal fees in HRM, and
then disposed of the materials in another county at a lower rate,
thereby, potentially increasing its profit.
Mayor Peter Kelly said “"At issue is the sustainability
of the HRM’s state-of-the-art solid waste/resource management
system. Taxpayers have made a significant investment in our world-class
system, and any potential for profiteering at the expense of our
residents must be checked. Regrettably, we have had to take this
action but we had no other alternative but to take the appropriate
steps to protect the integrity of our system and our solid waste
by-law.”
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Mayor Peter Kelly
(902) 490-4010
John O’Brien
Corporate Communications Officer
(902) 490-6531
