The proposed TEST Pty Ltd municipal waste incinerator approved for construction in Brighton, SE Tasmania, gained its regulatory approvals despite major errors in the data supplied by the company.
Landfilling of municipal waste has to be reduced for a variety of reasons. The current practice of landfilling mixed municipal waste is highly polluting, as well as unpopular and ultimately unsustainable.
Management of municipal and industrial waste is a growing problem throughout the world. In the European Union, while waste output is continually increasing, new regulations are imposing more stringent restrictions on the amount of waste permitted to go to landfill.
