The Clarence Valley has Two Waste Transfer Stations(operated by MI Organics), Townsend & Iluka, and a regional centre at South Grafton where waste from the other two ends up any.
A couple years ago, I did a site clean up in Maclean, Building waste(broken terracotta pipe, brick, concrete slag, pvc pipe, timber & the like), 7x10 caged trailer full.
Took it to the Townsend Transfer station, was informed that they no longer accept builders waste, I needed to take it to South Grafton, 60 odd km away.
I was directed to the landfill pit, where I hand unloaded it, while there, the semi-trailer from MI Organics Maclean was dumping general waste in the same pit. There was also 3 Garbage trucks dumping the house hold red bin waste in the same hole.
Why Concrete/terracotta waste is dump in the same hole has me stumped. Pvc can be recycled, timer can be mulched/woodchipped.
I contacted council, I was informed it was a directive from the EPA, they(council) were following what they have been told to do.
I don't know, sounds like 'Yes Minister' to me.