24 November 2008

Leading Sydney recycling company WSN Environmental Solutions has been honoured by the NSW Government for its leading edge waste processing technology in Sydney's South-West, receiving a Gold Award in the 2008 Premier's Public Sector Awards.

WSN, a state-owned corporation, took out one of two Gold Awards in the Environment for Living category, for its Ecolibrium Mixed Waste Facility at Macarthur Resource Recovery Park in Narellan.

The facility is designed to capture 100 per cent of greenhouse gases from household waste, power itself with green energy from the waste and export surplus renewable energy to the NSW Energy Grid, equivalent to powering 1,700 homes.

The project, which uses the Israeli ArrowBio technology, was chosen from 28 projects nominated from the public sector across New South Wales.

WSN Environmental Solutions CEO Ken Kanofski and project chief Charles Munro accepted the award from Premier Nathan Rees at a presentation on Thursday evening, 13 November 2008.

"We are delighted to receive this award, which is just recognition for the hard work and dedication of WSN staff," Mr Kanofski said.

"The award underscores the importance of this world class project in terms of environmental achievement and service to the residents of our four council customers."

Mr Kanofski said the four contracted councils: Campbelltown, Camden, Wollondilly and Wingecarribee were to be commended for the foresight they had shown by signing up to have their residents' waste processed in the new facility for the next 15 years.

"These councils are showing great vision by preparing for a carbon-constrained future under the impending Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme," Mr Kanofski said.

"When the facility is fully operational, local residents in these council areas will be the best recyclers in the country, with the facility designed to divert 85 per cent of waste from landfill.

"This will come at minimal extra cost to these local communities as the Park will sell recovered resources from waste and substantially avoid government landfill levies."

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Macarthur Resource Recovery Park
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