The NSW Parliamentary Committee released Energy from Waste Technology Inquiry Report

Yesterday, a NSW Parliamentary Committee (Committee) produced its report following a long and complex inquiry which delved into the regulation of waste, and planning for waste infrastructure in NSW more broadly, including 'Energy from Waste' (EfW) technology.

The Committee made many bold findings and 36 wide-ranging recommendations for the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and NSW Government. Significantly, these include:

1. urgently investigate, identify and implement alternative solutions to China's plastic waste importation ban;
2. develop and implement a strategy to replace the proximity principle, which was effectively abandoned in 2016, to end the interstate transportation of waste, and pursue a national approach (Although note that this has already commenced through COAG);