Page 973 - Week 03 - Thursday, 21 March 2019
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MR STEEL: I thank Ms Orr for her supplementary. There is a community expectation that government should lead in promoting sustainable procurement, especially where government purchasing power can address a market failure. I would strongly encourage all potential procurers, and in this specific case procurers of asphalt, to consider innovative products that include recyclables. Where appropriate, Roads ACT can assist in providing advice to organisations such as the Canberra Kart Racing Club.
More broadly, the ACT government runs a range of programs to encourage recycling and environmental sustainability, particularly through Actsmart, overseen by Minister Rattenbury. Many methods of recycling have both a broader economic benefit, particularly as we do not need to purchase as much road aggregate in the case of conphalt and there is the potential for it to deliver a more cost-effective product, as well as the obvious environmental benefits.
I look forward to assessing the trial that we are undertaking down the track, providing further information down the track and seeing how we can apply the results and the new resurfacing techniques to the rest of our road network in the ACT more broadly.
Mr Barr: I believe that everyone who is available to ask a question has, Madam Speaker. So I ask that all further questions be placed on the notice paper.
Papers
Mr Gentleman presented the following papers:
Environment and Transport and City Services—Standing Committee—Report 7—Inquiry into ACT Libraries—Government response, dated March 2019.
Coroners Act, pursuant to subsection 57(5)—Reports of Coroner—
Inquests into the deaths of—
Siauto Eliuta Tunumafono—
Report, dated 29 November 2018.
Government response.
Timothy Allen Smith-Brown—
Report, dated 14 August 2018.
Government response.
Fires at the—
Premises of Energy Services Invironmental—
Report, dated 1 November 2018.
Government response.
Sydney Building—
Report, dated 1 November 2018.
Government response.
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