Reports of tourist and non-governmental expedition groups. Information on Australian specific activities in this field can be provided on request by contacting the tourism site manager . ITEM XVII Current waste disposal practices of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in the Australian Antarctic Territory, in partial fulfilment of paragraph 4 of Recommendation XV-3. The Antarctic Division's policy is to minimise the accumulation of waste materials in Antarctica. Rubbish is separated before return to Hobart.
Restrictions apply to the disposal of poultry products .
Australia ceased garbage dumping in Antarctica in the mid-1980s. The Davis dump was buried, however we are assessing the practicability of excavating the waste and returning it to Australia. At Casey the clean up is substantially complete. Open pit burning, 'sea icing' of rubbish, and dumping of rubbish at sea are not permitted in Australian Antarctic operations. The by-product of sewage treatment from the rotating biological contactor process is disposed of into the sea when it does not adversely affect the local environment.