Yearbook 2020
Circular economy strategies Ditch the “Fire-Ready-Aim” mentality and find a unified voice for Energy from Waste
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n a recent report, The Role of Energy from Waste in a Circular Economy: Creating a stable project structure, the Australian Industrial Ecology Network (AIEN) says that the implementation of Energy from Waste (EfW) in Australia should be streamlined in accordance with a nationally developed policy framework. “What we find difficult to accept is that, in spite the myriad issues currently surrounding the management of waste and resource recovery in this country,
our regulators still cannot approach this potentially ‘brand new to Australia’ industry with a view towards a standard Australia-wide approach,” says Chair of the AIEN, Colin Barker. Within the concept of a circular economy, the AIEN says that it recognises the need for recovery of materials prior to assessing opportunities for EfW technologies, with already well-established and emerging processes and supply chains available for the recycling/ reuse of mixed plastics,
