Adbri's RDF Push: Waste Reduction vs. Neighborhood Concerns

0:00Abri's pushing to ramp up its use of refuse-derived fuel at the cement plant in Birkenhead near Port Adelaide. They've been burning this RDF, made from construction and demolition waste for over 20 years to cut down on natural gas. Right now, their license less than torch 32 tons an hour, with no more than 20% plastic by weight. Local Counselor Peter McGregor, plans to motion against it at tonight's City of Port Adelaide Enfield meeting. He wants the Counsel to urge the Environment Protection Authority and SA Environment Minister Emily Burke to block the increase in RDF volume and plastic content, which could hit 50% in a trial. Residents are fired up because the plant's been there since 1914. Right next to homes, you could toss a rock and hit one. Folks like large bays, Melanie Carter complain about smelling vapors and seeing them sometimes, calling it no clean energy fix and demanding health. Ordering if it goes ahead. Abri says they've hailed info sessions for feedback and that RDF keeps 200,000 tons

1:04out of landfills yearly. The EPA's reviewing the trial proposal, checking safety, emissions, and stability while weighing community input. This push highlights the tension between waste reduction goals and neighborhood worries, as the EPA weighs in on whether more RDF fits the future of. Submit making down under. This has been Sydney News today, powered by AI.