Many shipments arrive at Sandy Ridge every week, but this one was different.
Late last month we received our first delivery of isotainers filled with Air Pollution Control residue (APCr), a by-product of the energy-to-waste industry. About 53 tonnes of APCr was safely transferred to Tellus’ onsite siloes.
The age of converting waste to energy in Australia has begun.
Two energy from-waste plants have been built—at Kwinana and East Rockingham, in Perth. The plants combined can produce enough power for 86,000 homes in Western Australia.
But energy-from-waste produces its own waste, in the form of APCr, which, due to the nature of its origin and complex composition, brings its own unique challenges.
Tellus is a partner for both facilities, safely accepting the APCr waste left over at the end of the incineration process.
Sandy Ridge is the ideal destination for APCr. There it can be analysed and safely managed. And at the adjacent Sandy Ridge Labs, we are already exploring ways APCr could be used in other waste reduction processes, further lessening its environmental footprint.
We’re excited to be playing a key part in a great environmental outcome for Western Australia, turning waste into electricity and safely managing the challenging by-products from this process to provide an end-to-end solution for our clients.
It’s one more way Tellus is supporting Australia’s clean energy transition.