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Curtis was confident the plant would not negatively affect the environment. A 2021 report he co-authored, based on Bioplant data and modelling, indicated the plant should not be able to be smelt outside its boundary, and its gas emissions would have no impact on the surrounding area. However, his supplementary report to the commissioners on Monday, having considered additional evidence from Bioplant consultants, found insufficient information and “fundamental...
SIRRL’s resource consent application to build a waste incinerator in Glenavy/Waimate included MGI Irrigation’s support letter. However, MGI did not approve the letter used by SIRRL and has subsequently asked for it to be retracted.MGI owns the land adjacent to the site proposed for the Project Kea incinerator. MGI uses the land to carry water for irrigation via an open water ace. SIRRL has stated that they intend...
SIRRL claims that WasteCo will take the metal hydroxide sludge (MHS) produced at the Project Kea plant and treat it through their facility before the toxic material is landfilled. However, the facility they claim they will use to treat the MHS is still in the design phase. The Project Kea incinerator will produce approximately 1 tonne per day of Metal Hydrogen Sludge (MHS) as a by-product of the...