Waste to energy – panel discussion
L–R: Christopher Voyce,John Bradley, Gayle Sloan and Preet Brar
Waste to energy Key points: • • •
it is important for industry to adhere to the waste management hierarchy and consider the role that waste to energy can play as part of an integrated approach to waste and resource recovery policy private sector investment relies heavily on policy certainty and there is a clear role for government in setting the regulatory framework within which commercially viable projects can come to market, and community acceptance is crucial to the success of large-scale waste to energy facilities, and proponents need to spend time building their social licence to operate.
Panellists: ►► John Bradley, Secretary, Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning ►► Preet Brar, Chief Financial Officer, Veolia ►► Gayle Sloan, Chief Executive Officer, Waste Management Association of Australia
Moderator: ►► Christopher Voyce, Executive Director, Infrastructure, Utilities and Renewables, ANZ, Macquarie Capital
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