With an anbticipated landfill bill of $158 million over the next decade, Mayor Tom Tate is keen to investigate the prospect of a trash-fired power plant, but one expert says it's not the panacea it appears at face value.
The cost of the electricity being generated depends on the size and location of the facility, Dr Thornton said.
"There have been cases overseas where they've built smaller-scale waste-to-energy to power say an industrial estate."Dr Thornton said modern facilities were far different to incinerators commonly used in the 1970s. Smaller glass bottles can be recycled at multiple containers for change facilities on the Gold Coast."How are we going to collect this material? How are we going to ensure people don't put the wrong things into their bins? How are we going to transport them?" he said.Cr Tate said the council could introduce new kerbside bins to make sorting household waste accessible and affordable.
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