Firm behind controversial plan to build energy plant in Waimate no longer owns the land

Firm behind controversial plan to build energy plant in Waimate no longer owns the land

A land deal as part of a controversial waste-to-energy plant proposal in South Canterbury has fallen over.

Waimate waste incinerator plan fails – Zero Waste

The Waimate incinerator project will not proceed as planned. The sale and purchase agreement for the land has lapsed, and the landowner has said the incinerator does not meet its plans for future growth. The incinerator “Project Kea” by South Island Resource Recovery Ltd has been opposed by the Zero Waste Network and community group Why Waste Waimate for the past three and a half years.   “We are thrilled that this project is not going ahead. Th…