Residents in Ipswich have vowed to continue fighting against a $400 million waste-to-energy incinerator that has been proposed for Swanbank at Ipswich, west of Brisbane.
Queensland recycles just 30 per cent of its waste
The project’s proponents, German waste company Remondis, said the facility would take 50,000 tonnes of waste per year and create 50 megawatts of electricity which could power up to 50,000 homes.
But residents in the surrounding area where the facility is to be built fear the incinerator will encourage people to create more waste, rather than recycle it.
The project passed its first hurdle earlier this month when the Queensland Government declared it a coordinated project.
Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-11/queensland-ipswich-residents-angry-waste-management-proposal/12443514
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