LGOIMA Request Details: LG1905

Good morning Malcolm

In response to your request for information dated 4th February 2020 regarding tyres in the Manawatu District I can advise as follows.

You have requested information regarding costs of dealing with tyres since 2000 however we can only advise on the costs specifically for the disposal of illegally dumped tyres since 2016 due to the costs being included in the overall illegal dumping costs and not being specifically broken down to tyres prior to 2016.

To give some clarity, Manawatu District Council has not had any large tyre pile issues, the main concern is illegally dumped tyres and these are usually in among other illegally dumped rubbish. The exception to this was a series of illegally dumped tyres on a rural road, normally in batches of around 25 to 30 tyres each time, where in total over 600 tyres were dumped over a 12mth period. The offenders for this were identified and prosecuted.

1.       The costs incurred in dealing with tyres amounts to $39,275.59. this is broken down as follows

Uplifting of illegally dumped tyres

2016-2017 $ 4,137.63

2017-2018 $ 5,203.61

2018-2019 $ 6,249.50

2019 – Jan 2020 $ 7,521.64

The total cost to Council to dispose of the above tyres was $ 16,163.21

2.       Manawatu District Council is not aware of any illegal stock piling of tyres.

Kind Regards