States may be asked to vote on inert waste storage

More than 100,000 tonnes of inert waste is generated on the island every year, according to the States

Politicians may be asked to decide where inert building waste should be stored in a vote next month.

Lots of demolition waste is recycled but some materials like tarmac, concrete, and ceramics cannot be recycled and so are stored.

The waste has most recently been kept at Longue Hougue, but the designated area is at capacity and an emergency area - also at Longue Hougue - has only three months' worth of space.

Deputy Peter Roffey, States' Trading Supervisory Board (STSB) President, said he intended to bring the issue before the States.

Deputy Peter Roffey hopes to overturn the decision

A short-term solution of stockpiling the waste - put forward by STSB - was rejected last month by the Development & Planning Authority, which highlighted the sustainability and expected time the stockpile would be used.

Mr Roffey said: "We have got, depending on how much waste comes through the door, only a couple of months left of Longue Hougue before it is absolutely full.

"If we are not allowed to stockpile, we'll be putting up the closed signs to the construction industry."

Steve Roussel, director of Ronez, suggested Les Vardes Quarry could be used to store inert waste.

He added: "For the next 10 years it could be used for storing inert waste. After which, in the future it could be used for storing water."