Leading Sydney recycling company, WSN Environmental Solutions, has been honoured by the New South Wales Government for its leading edge waste processing technology in Sydney’s southwest.
The Ecolibrium Mixed Waste Facility at Macarthur Resource Recovery Park in Narellan took out a gold award in the
2008 Premier’s Public Sector Awards.
This was one of two gold awards in the Environment for Living category.
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 New South Wales 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 in November.
“We are delighted to receive this award, which is just recognition for the hard work and dedication of WSN staff,” Ken 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.”
Ken 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,” Ken 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.”
