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The real NIMBY’S: Food producing shareholders of Renew Energy Ltd.
A honey producer, winemaker and grain grower make up some of the shareholders and directors of a company wanting to build a huge rubbish incinerator, BUT NOT IN THEIR BACKYARDS, in the heart of a food-producing district in Waimate. Philip Alfred Leslie Cropp is a honey producer based in Nelson. Paul Robert Taylor is a cereal grain and seed grower
The dirty truth about waste to energy incineration is that it just doesn’t stack up.
Why is Waste-to-Energy incineration a bad idea for Aotearoa? In this article, Michael Szarbo from Greenpeace asks the question, ‘How is a heavily state-subsidised Chinese W-t-E model going to work in NZ?’ and why any NZ council would be foolhardy to sign any contracts with SIRRL or any other W-t-E company. Read Article here Competitive waste market Waste-to-energy companies
Recidivist W-t-E company groom yet another council.
A proposal to build a Kaipara-based $730 million waste-to-energy incinerator to burn Northlands waste has the backing of Kaipara mayor Craig Jepson. The proposal will involve South Island Resource Recovery Limited (SIRRL). This will be SIRRL and their shareholder company Renew Energy Limited’s (REL) fourth attempt at building a W-t-E plant in NZ. Previous proposals have included Westport, Hokitika and