Australia’s first Energy Recovery facility has successfully achieved another important milestone in its
commissioning journey, with first non-recyclable waste deliveries arriving at Kwinana Energy Recovery.
This phase of commissioning involves waste deliveries to the site from a number of Local Government
Authorities (Councils); Each part of the commissioning process represents an important stage of the project
and requires rigorous testing before commercial operation can commence.
Once operational, Kwinana Energy Recovery will divert up to 460,000 tonnes of waste per annum from
landfill and deliver 38 megawatts of baseload power to the Western Power grid.
Close collaboration with the ten Councils that have long-term agreements to supply non-recyclable waste
to the facility has been fundamental to progressing this important baseload renewable energy supply
project. The agreements are also critical in assisting each Council to achieve its individual targets for
reduction of waste to landfill.
Kwinana Energy Recovery will continue to work with all the Councils to provide information to their
residents and ratepayers, so that local households and businesses understand how the facility will provide
an integrated solution that diverts significant quantities of their waste from landfill and delivers renewable
energy into the Western Power grid.
“This brings us one step closer to commercial operations of the nation’s first Energy Recovery facility,” said
Scott Reynolds, Kwinana Energy Recovery General Manager.
“The plant will provide critical, environmentally safe waste management infrastructure and sustainable
renewable baseload energy to WA – enough power for 50,000 homes.