“We’re not sure we want our children to face health risks in order to give everyone else in the South Island the convenience of burning their rubbish.” Glenavy has 126 pupils, 2.5km downwind of the proposed incinerator. “Overseas evidence shows that the construction of such facilities does not encourage recycling, reusing, or reducing rubbish, which we believe are more sustainable, future-oriented alternatives to incineration.” “We believe that only...

The company behind a proposed waste incinerator near Waimate has been making misleading claims to the community. They have been assuring us that they will recover aggregate from the residue ash and recycle it for use as roading and construction material. However, the company’s resource consent application reveals its true plan for the 100,000 tonnes of toxic ash produced yearly—LANDFILL IT! The company have lodged a resource consent...

Project Kea’s incineration of waste and energy recovery will demand a significant 2.5 million litres of fresh water consumption each day, 365 days a year, for a staggering 35 years. This equates to a shocking 32 BILLION litres of fresh water being used up.  The plant’s operations will also result in the consumption of large amounts of diesel,  chemicals, additives, and filters, all in an attempt to mitigate...