Wellington set to get new landfill

From Morning Report, 8:25 am on 3 February 2023

Wellington is set to get a new landfill on top of an old one.

The city council has approved plans to extend the Southern Landfill at a cost of $36 million.

The piggyback option will see a new landfill constructed nextdoor, on top of one closed in 1996.

Kate Green has more.
 

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