At a Waimate District Council workshop on 26 March 2024, the Council’s Regulatory and Compliance Group Manager and Planner provided the Council with an update on the South Island Resource Recovery Limited (SIRRL) incinerator proposal. Following this update, Waimate Dr Crispin Langston addressed the Council on emissions from incineration plants and what impacts those emissions have on human health. This was followed by an address from Robert Ireland,...

As we know, SIRRL’s Incinerator proposal for Waimate has been included in the government’s Fast-Track list. This means the proposal has been removed from the Environment Court, taking with it the ability for the community to submit on the application. On October 21, 2024, RNZ’s Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan hosted SIRRL’s Paul Taylor to discuss the company’s inclusion on the Fast-Track list. 9 minutes 25 seconds...

“Only as happy as your saddest child” An Ashton man has found himself disqualified from driving after hitting the road while intoxicated – then stopping halfway home to drink more. South Island Resource Recovery Limited director Paul Robert Taylor, 57, pleaded guilty to drink driving. Taylor was stopped by police on June 12 on the Rakaia Highway. Duty lawyer Tiffany McRae said Taylor had been in Christchurch supporting...