Sunday, 31 December 2006, 11:59 GMT
Landfill charges to rise in 2007
Charges are rising at Guernsey's landfill site as part of a States' strategy to discourage the amount of rubbish being taken there.
About 50,000 tonnes is projected to have been dumped at the Mont Cuet tip in 2006.
A rise per tonne of rubbish for landfill comes into force on 1 January.
Mont Cuet tip is expected to be full by 2014 and the States is set to debate new plans to cope with the island's future waste in January.
A report before members recommends more recycling on the island and tendering for a plant that could deal with 70,000 tonnes of waste a year.
If approved by the States, a tender process could be complete by March 2008, with the plant up and running by 2012.
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