East Rockingham Waste to Energy

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The East Rockingham Waste to Energy project will process up to 330,000 tonnes of residual waste per annum and recover energy to produce 28.9 MW of power. The East Rockingham Waste to Energy project addresses two major challenges facing Australia; delivering sustainable and affordable solutions for both electricity generation and waste management.Australia disposes over 23 million tonnes of waste to landfill every year, with Western Australia having the highest waste generation rate per capita coupled with the lowest recovery rate.There are significant environmental costs to land, air and water associated with landfilling. For example, Perth is built on a sandy coastal plain that relies heavily on groundwater as its primary source of potable water. As readily accessible landfill sites reach capacity, and with no new metropolitan landfill sites likely to be approved, it is imperative to adopt other solutions to improve waste diversion rates.

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