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After baling and storing waste illegally in and around Christchurch, several abatement notices were issued, and ERP Group was eventually placed into liquidation. SIRRL director told N&S that “it certainly had nothing to do with SIRRL.” However, Environment Canterbury documents state that Renew Energy Limited (REL is the 40% NZ shareholder of SIRRL) owned the baled waste and had applied for the resource consent to store the waste...
Renew Energy managing director Paul Taylor is adamant SIRRL won’t import waste, telling North & South reporter George Driver, “we would never embark on a plant if we thought that we were likely to have to import waste”. However, in 2018, when Stuff asked why the company was pursuing Westport as a location for its incinerator, Renew Energy’s then-chief executive David McGregor said; “One of the reasons for Westport...
Environment Canterbury, Waimate District Council and local Runanga request ministerial call-in of Project Kea.Requests were also made by Why Waste Waimate, Zero Waste Network and the Waimate Doctors. In a bizarre turn of events SIRRL also makes a call-in request after contesting councils request.The councils’ request to the Minister was based on the following crucial Resource Management Act criteria: The proposal has aroused widespread public concern or interest...