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\"Taree<\/p>\n

New South Wales’ Taree Waste Centre is getting a bunch of solar panels and a battery system, with support from a State Government agency.<\/p>\n

During bushfires in November 2019, operations at the Centre were interrupted by a blackout for a considerable period of time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout power, the Centre could not process waste,” said<\/a> David Rees, Manager of Waste Services at MidCoast Council.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It wasn’t a great situation given the facility deals with waste from across the local government area and operates 10 hours a day, 7 days a week. But thanks to a $200,000 helping hand from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), the Centre will soon have 75kW of solar panels and a 60kW battery system1<\/a><\/sup> that will help it power through grid disruptions in the future.<\/p>\n

The funding is being provided under the EPA’s bushfire recovery programs<\/a>, one of which supports projects repairing or enhancing Council landfill facilities while delivering multiple benefits and positive outcomes for a community. In total, $22.1 million in funding was awarded to 15 councils for 26 Landfill Infrastructure Projects that restore or improve council landfills.<\/p>\n

“Once the panels are switched on, MidCoast Council\u2019s carbon footprint will decrease and so will costs for the community, while their ability to respond during natural disasters will increase. A fantastic project all round!,” said NSW EPA’s Liesbet Spanjaard.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The project – which will see solar panels installed on both the transfer station and Community Recycling Centre rooftops – is expected to be completed by the end of this month.<\/p>\n

Waste And MidCoast Council’s Climate Change Strategy<\/h2>\n

The Taree Waste Centre installation also aligns with Council\u2019s Climate Change Strategy<\/a> and its commitment to achieve 100% renewable energy and net zero emissions by 2040.<\/p>\n

The organisation has already installed solar power systems on other assets; among them a 160-panel installation at Tuncurry<\/a> Recycled Water Treatment Plant and a 160kW system on its customer service centre at Yalawanyi Ganya in Taree<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Inclusive of energy and waste, MidCoast Council\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions were estimated to be 101,540 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (t CO2-e) in 2018-19, which was the base year selected for the development of its Strategy. More than 71% of these emissions were associated with waste.<\/p>\n

Council is aiming for net zero emissions from landfill by 2050 and to achieve a 75% diversion rate of waste from landfill to recycling. These ambitions have had some setbacks in recent years, with an increase in waste going to landfill as a result of the bushfires and then clean-ups after flood events of March 2021 and again this year.<\/p>\n

Between floods and fires, it’s little wonder MidCoast Council is taking the issue of climate change very seriously. But it was doing so even before these events; making a climate emergency declaration back in October 2019.<\/p>\n

“… we are calling on the NSW and Federal Governments to work in a bipartisan manner to make clear, effective and unambiguous steps to avert a climate crisis in NSW and Australia,” said the Mayor<\/a> at that point in time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unfortunately, that crisis is already well and truly under way – but onwards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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