1. Cleanaway’s Incinerator will provide up to 50 full-time jobs. This compares with the over 4,000 locals employed in the agriculture and tourism sectors, and the associated $400M of the region’s GRP. Agriculture, Tourism and Agri-tourism are the backbone of the eco-certified Scenic Rim. These jobs will be put in jeopardy by this incinerator and the hard won Clean and Green brand will be lost forever.
2. Incinerator contamination puts our agricultural industry at risk. From paddock to plate, contamination of local farmlands puts farm jobs, suppliers and local businesses at risk.
3. Incinerators reduce recycling rates by destroying discarded products and materials, and is incompatible with a circular waste economy.
4. The Bromelton Incinerator will heavily influence real estate values in the region, and property devaluations will inevitably devastate the finances of affected residents.
5. Incinerators burden local economies. Local governments overseas have gone bankrupt trying to fulfil waste contacts and operating needs.
6. The vision outlined in the Scenic Rim Regional Council’s own Community Plan, 2011-20263, ideals such as protecting the environment and sustaining rural industry, is at stark odds with the proposal to locate the largest waste incinerator in the Southern Hemisphere on the doorstep of Beaudesert township.
7. Cleanaway says the Incinerator will benefit our region. Scenic Rim produces less than 30,000 tonnes of waste annually and the remaining 730,000+ tonnes will be trucked in. Where these vehicles travel on local roads, the ratepayer will bear the cost of this extra road maintenance. How does this benefit the Scenic Rim?
Key References:
1. The health impacts of waste incineration; a systematic review. Tait et al. Australian & NZ Journal of Public Health, 2020
2. Facts about waste to energy incinerators, GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives), 2018
3. Scenic Rim Community Plan, 2011-2026
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