Environmental Policy & Procedure

Purpose

To show that Mindarie Regional Council (MRC) is committed to pollution prevention strategies and compliance with legal and non-legal requirements.  MRC strives to undertake best practice environmental approaches to protect the natural environment and to minimise the social and environmental impacts associated with its landfill and recycling operations at Tamala Park. 

MRC is committed to:

• Managing the facilities in accordance with the various legal regulations and other relevant non-legal environmental requirements
• Promoting a ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle and Dispose Wisely’ ethos to its staff and the wider community
• Providing employees with information and training on environmental aspects pertaining to the facility
• Actively mitigating pollution impacts and continuously improving the standard of environmental management through audits and reviews of the Site Management Plan (SMP), its objectives and targets
• Communicating regularly with the local community on environmental issues and responding to any concerns regarding its operations promptly
• Periodically review the environmental risk register.

MRC Environmental Management Policy