Core Education

The following questions are answered: 1. How was the Kate Valley Landfill created? 2. What is the difference between the Kate Valley landfill and other New Zealand landfills? 3. How much rubbish goes to the landfill a day? How much rubbish has gone into the Kate Valley landfill since it was first developed? 4. What do you do at Kate Valley to make sure that recyclable waste is not transferred to the landfill? 5. Where does all the waste go once it’s in the landfill - what does the waste do? 6. What types of waste can’t decompose and why? 7. Why does the rubbish give off toxic chemicals? 8. Is all the waste at Kate Valley completely contained? Can any of it escape into the environment? 9. Why can’t the rubbish be burnt in a massive oven and turn it into something else? 10. How long is Kate Valley going to last? What will happen to Kate Valley Landfill once it is full? 11. Why don’t we send out rubbish to countries like China to be incinerated? 12. How do you collect all the toxic gases and how do you know you