Veolia recently welcomed members of the NSW EPA Board to the Woodlawn Eco-Precinct. Together with Veolia’s CFO, Preet Brar, NSW EPA Chair Rayne de Gruchy and Tracy Mackey, Chief Executive Officer of the EPA inspected the Precinct, a leading example of resource recovery within the State.
NSW EPA CEO Tracy Mackey commented on the visit, “The EPA encourages the waste sector to find innovative solutions that can help us progress to becoming a truly circular economy by finding other end uses for our waste. This is a good example demonstrating what can be done in the waste space, proving these materials are a valuable resource.”
The Woodlawn Eco-Precinct currently manages around 20% of Sydney’s putrescible waste, using it in the generation of clean energy for up to 30,000 homes.
The Woodlawn Eco-Precinct has prioritised sustainable and innovative waste management practices including:
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7 landfill gas engines that generates 7 megawatts of clean energy from the bioreactor Landfill, powering up to 11,000 homes
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Mechanical and Biological Treatment (MBT); extracting organic content from mixed waste to produce a product for environmental remediation of the onsite tailings dams.
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Aquaculture and horticulture; capturing waste heat from energy production and using it for fish farming and hydroponic horticulture
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Solarfarm; harnessing the energy from the sun to produce 2.5 megawatts of clean energy per year which is used onsite for all precinct activities.
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Agriculture; incorporating a working farm that applies nutrient and livestock grazing rotations to help manage and understand impacts on the site.
“It is an essential component of our social license to operate that we have an open and transparent relationship with the community and key stakeholders including the NSW EPA.” “Having the opportunity to regularly engage the NSW EPA at Woodlawn, and indeed all our sites within the State, is critical to our role in developing leading solutions that minimise waste-related environmental impacts, whilst returning the value of waste in the form of energy, aquaculture and land remediation.” Preet Brar, CFO, Veolia Australia and New Zealand.
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