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W-t-E Proposal to be decided in Environment Court.
After receiving an extensive recommendation report from the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Environment Minister David Parker has referred the Project Kea proposal to the Environment Court. On 31 August 2023, the Minister for the Environment ‘called in’, or issued a direction, to refer the application to the Environment Court. The direction was issued under section 142(2) of the Resource Management
Lithium-ion battery fires caused NZ$125 million in damages over 4 years across Japan.
A fire broke out on February 21 at the Togari Clean Center, a waste disposal facility in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, shutting down part of its incinerator. The fire reduced the plant’s incineration capacity by around 30%, and the city declared a “garbage emergency” between April and July. The municipal government called for people to cut waste and properly separate trash.
Waste sorting leaves Chinese incinerators short of fuel.
A waste-to-energy building boom sees incinerator plant numbers soar from 130 in 2011 to 927 in 2023, resulting in an overcapacity problem and a shortage of available waste. This spike has also resulted in waste to energy in China being responsible for over 100 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in 2022. The Wuhu Ecology Centre, a reputable institution, estimates