Campbelltown-Macarthur Advertiser
Wednesday 30/4/2008 Page: 18
THE new Macarthur Resource Recovery Park will add a whole new meaning to recycling when it opens this year. Not only will the facility produce enough green energy to power the site, it is expected to export enough electricity for 1200 homes. The WSN Environmental Solutions' "alternative waste technology facility" will open in July and it is expected to be fully operational by March 2009.
The $50 million recovery park is being built at the Jacks Gully landfill site and will accept waste from Campbelltown, Camden, Wollondilly and Wingecarribee. WSN chief executive Ken Kenofski said the opening of the park would coincide with the closure of the landfill site. "We expect an additional 10,000 tonnes per annum of plastic, metal and glass, currently being disposed of to landfill through the household garbage stream, will be recovered through this facility," he said.
Mr Kenofski said biogas, a by-product of organic waste, would be collected and used to produce enough green energy to power the site. Any excess electricity generated will be exported into the power grid. "The volume for export is expected to be enough to power 1200 homes when the facility is fully operational," he said. A community day held will be held at the site in July to educate residents about the benefits of the new facility.
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