Burning coated wire
Subclause 9 of the regulations specifies:
9 Burning of coated wire
(1) The burning of wire coated with any material is prohibited.
(2) Subclause (1) does not apply if the wire is burnt at industrial and trade premises that have–
a. a resource consent for the discharge produced; and
b. emission control equipment that is designed and operated to minimise emissions of dioxins and other toxics from the process.
Implementation
This standard means that the burning of coated wire in the open air is banned.
Councils would still be able to consider whether to grant consents for discharges to air from coated wire burnt in appropriately designed equipment with appropriate emission controls (i.e. within a controlled environment rather than an open fire). The standard states that any resource consent application for this activity is a discretionary activity.