Fired-up in Eastern Ontario: Responsible Energy gets go-ahead to build...

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.

To read the full article please go to http://www.solidwastemag.com/columns/fired-up-in-eastern-ontario/ by John Nicholson

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