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Zero Waste Network general manager Dorte Wray said members were “absolutely thrilled for the community, for the climate, and for a real zero-waste solution.” This proposal was shocking, as it is a failed technology all over the world. It doesn’t work, and it is incredibly toxic and polluting.” The proposed waste-to-energy pyrolysis facility in Feilding will not proceed after the applicant, Bioplant Manawatū NZ Limited, withdrew its discharge...
Self-proclaimed waste-to-energy expert and SIRRL director Herman Sioen claims Project Kea is “Best of the best.” “It goes one step beyond what would be normal practice in Europe. For every potential risk, there is a double system; if one would fail for some reason, there is always a second system that takes over and ensures the emissions are ok.” When SIRRL returned to Waimate in March 2023, they...
When SIRRL director Paul Taylor recently described Project Kea as the “Rolls Royce” of W-t-E plants, it resurrected the story of the Geely GE. The Chinese-built GE was widely regarded as a knock-off of the Rolls Royce Phantom, offered for a fraction of the price of the Phantom. Sound familiar? Was the GE built to the same exacting standard as the Phantom? Did it carry the same level...