Kaipara cautioned over waste to energy idea

Sue Coutts, from Zero Waste, addressed a Kaipara District Council meeting last week, encouraging them not to pursue any waste to energy project. Small New Zealand rural councils such as Kaipara are being targeted by overseas companies involved in waste incineration for power generation because doors are closing in other countries. This was the message delivered by Zero Waste Network director of external affairs, Sue Coutts, to a Kaipara District Council meeting last week. She said as well as Kaipara, councils in Waimate, Feilding and Te Awamutu had been approached. “The idea of creating jobs a...