Updated: Jan 6, 2022
There was much criticism in the summer of 2013 when the Region of Durham held a celebration over the opening of its energy-from-waste facility. I did not criticize them, knowing the pain and effort many of the staff and politicians went through to get the facility built. If it had been a landfill solution vs. an incinerator, a party would have also been deserved. The fact of the matter is that getting government approval for a waste management facility is a long, byzantine process.
Anyone entering the process does not come out without any scars. Perhaps medals were in order at the celebration.
ECA Approval Responsible Energy
A private company, Responsible Energy Inc., is the latest enterprise to embark on the journey to a commercial WTE facility.
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