Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has granted a works approval for a waste to energy plant at Laverton North.
The applicant, Recovered Energy Australia Pty Ltd, will develop a waste to energy facility to process 200,000 tonnes/year of source-separated residual municipal solid waste.
Once constructed, Recovered Energy Australia will not be able to operate the waste to energy plant until it obtains an EPA licence.
The works approval is subject to conditions. These conditions include the requirement for an EPA-appointed auditor to review detailed design and for further EPA consideration prior to finalizing detailed plans. Conditions also require the facility to be able to achieve environmental performance equivalent to European standards.
