Urgent calls for landfill industry to be considered Essential Travel

The Australian Landfill Owners Association (ALOA) is the peak body representing the landfill industry in Australia.

To enable essential waste services to continue to be provided, ALOA is URGENTLY calling for the landfill industry to be considered essential travel under the COVID-19 travel restrictions, including:

· truck movements from treatment facilities to and from landfill;

· truck movements from commercial premises to and from landfill;

· staff movements related to landfill and waste management operations;

· support industries movement to and from landfills; and

· movement of landfill related employees to and from their workplaces.