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Renew Energy back down after Reefton community hire QC
On Jan 22, 2019, Renew Energy Limited (REL) lodged a resource consent application with Buller District Council to store 132,000 one-tonne bales of waste on the edge of Reefton township. The waste was to be used to fuel a waste-to-energy plant the company is proposing for Westport.Reefton residents rallied against the proposal. The business group Reefton Inc. employed a queen’s
Renew Energy Ltd lodge resource consent to store 132,000 one tonne bales of rubbish on a site in Reefton
Reefton residents are wary of the potential risks associated with a ‘mountain of rubbish’ if a Chinese waste-to-energy plant is granted consent to store bales of rubbish in the West Coast town. Renew Energy Limited filed a resource consent with Buller District Council on Jan 19, 2019, to store 132,000 one-tonne bales on the edge of Reefton. The waste will
Controversial West Coast contractor Kevin Stratful resigns a second time.
Kevin Stratful was an economic development consultant for Development West Coast (DWC) and the director of Renew Energy Limited (REL), the company behind a controversial waste-to-energy plant proposed for the West Coast. He came under fire for using his work emails to promote the plant and urging West Coast councils to “avoid” responding to requests for official information. In an