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Fire in mountain of baled rubbish destined for proposed Waimate W-t-E plant, highlights risk of inaction by authorities.
ERP Group Ltd stored about 10,000 bales of shredded demolition and construction rubble on two Christchurch properties. The waste was destined for a W-t-E plant in Waimate. ECan had served ERP Group abatement notices to remove the illegally stored waste from the site. It is understood that the company has tried to secure storage for the waste at a location
REL attempt to secure heads of agreement with Timaru District Council to store waste.
REL managing director Paul Taylor tries to secure a heads-of-agreement between Timaru District Council and baling contractor ERP Group to store 50,000 – 70,000 tonnes of waste at Redruth landfill for the proposed W-t-E incinerator in Waimate. The agreement states, “Renew Energy will be independently responsible for supplying 350,000 tonnes of waste per annum to the plant.” This agreement shows
SIRRL provide misleading statements in an attempt to shore up waste availability figures.
“There was an estimated 1,800,965 tonnes of waste in the South Island that went to class 1 and 2 landfills and farm dumps in 2021, much of which could have instead gone to an Energy from Waste plant. Project Kea will look to secure approximately 20% (or 365,000 tonnes) of that volume.” – Paul Taylor, SIRRL. Class 2 landfills are