Lucas Heights Ecolibrium Mixed Waste Facility

Overview

In a proposal that will see household waste converted into green energy, WSN Environmental Solutions is planning to build a new low-emissions waste processing facility at its Lucas Heights Waste and Recycling Centre.

The Ecolibrium Mixed Waste Facility aims to capture up to 100 per cent of greenhouse gases from household waste and generate enough renewable energy to power itself and export excess power to the NSW Energy Grid. It also aims to produce more water than it uses.

Plastic, glass, metal and food scraps – accounting for 70 per cent of waste – will be recovered for reuse and recycling. The remaining 30 per cent will be processed into a stabilized and odourless substance before it is landfilled.

An Environmental Assessment of the proposed waste processing facility is now on public display, and this may be downloaded using the links below.

Environmental Assessment

Please use the links below to download documents related to the Environmental Assessment:

Information Brochure (8 pages, 1.2MB)

The Environmental Assessment consists of two volumes. Volume 1 is the main report, and Volume 2 contains the appendices to the report.

Volume 1 - Main Report (full text - 203 pages, 19.9MB)

Alternatively, the Main Report may be downloaded in individual sections:
Opening pages (pp1-7, 5MB)
Executive Summary (pp8-16, 0.1MB)
Contents and Indices (pp17-25, 0.06MB)
Part A - Introduction and Context (pp26-60, 8MB)
Part B - The Project (pp61-98, 10.2MB)
Part C - Environmental Assessment (pp99-184, 11.4MB)
Part D - Conclusion (pp185-203, 0.2MB)

Volume 2 - Appendices:
A - Director-General's Requirements (7 pages, 0.5MB)
B - Air Quality Assessment (42 pages, 8.2MB)
C - Traffic Impact Assessment (182 pages, 13MB)
D - Greenhouse Gas Assessment (23 pages, 0.5MB)
E - Flora and Fauna Assessment (72 pages, 5.1MB)
F - Preliminary Hazard Assessment (54 pages, 1.6MB)
G - Bushfire Assessment (33 pages, 5.2MB)
H - Noise Assessment (45 pages, 1.6MB)
I - Heritage Assessment (58 pages, 4.1MB)
J - Landscape and Visual Assessment (20 pages, 1.3MB)
K - Minister's Clause 6 (1 page, 0.02MB)
L - Commonwealth Referral (2 pages, 0.5MB)
M - Waste Classification Report (24 pages, 1.3MB)
N - Letter from Sutherland Shire Council (1 page, 0.3MB)

The Environmental Assessment is also on public exhibition from Wednesday 30 September 2009 until Monday 2 November 2009, and may be accessed through the NSW Department of Planning's website by clicking here.

Community Information Sessions and Displays

Further information about the project will be on display in the Menai Marketplace shopping centre on:

• Monday 12 October from 11am to 3pm
• Tuesday 13 October from 3pm to 7pm
• Saturday 17 October from 11am to 3pm