Very pleased to have been a part of this in putting up motions to ensure Inner West Council waste does not end up being incinerated. Chris Hanson came to speak to council on the issue. See https://perambuler.ramin.com.au/2020/10/no-to-incineration-of-inner-west-waste.html
13 JULY 2022: END OF THE ROAD FOR SUEZ’S INCINERATOR
With the passing of the NSW EPA’s Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Thermal Energy from Waste) Regulation on Friday, residents of SE Sydney can now breathe easier. [https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/your-environment/waste/waste-facilities/energy-recovery]
The amendments now form part of the Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2021 and would prohibit Veolia’s (formerly Suez’s) proposal to burn waste at OPAL’s Matraville Paper Mill.
Last night, the local community who have waged war against Veolia ever since the proposal to build a waste incinerator at OPAL’s Matraville Paper Mill was first raised in 2019, learned that the proposal would not proceed.
The community wasn’t swayed by the promise of extra jobs or the supposed economic benefits given their concerns about the significant detrimental impacts of the proposal.
Some residents had even contemplated selling up and moving away from the area.
Residents were fully supported in their campaign by both Federal and State MPs and Randwick and Bayside Councils who unanimously opposed any incineration of waste due to the potential harmful impacts on the health of surrounding communities and the degradation of the environment.
The burning of “non-recyclable waste” to produce power or replacing a cleaner fuel e.g. natural gas with a dirtier one, will no longer be possible and the prohibition of Veolia’s incinerator is a great step forward for local communities.
While this is fantastic news for our local community, the new laws don’t preclude incinerators being built elsewhere. So, we will continue supporting communities fighting waste incinerators being built in their areas because the incineration of waste is a bad idea, period.
We now hope the newly elected Federal Labor Government will end the various subsidies to projects associated with the incineration of waste. We also need the NSW Government to follow through with its promises to promote a Circular Economy rather than promoting the incineration of waste as the only option.
NO MORE INCINERATORS INC
No More Incinerators Inc is an apolitical community group formed to oppose polluting incinerators and promote a cleaner,
healthier environment.
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