SAY NO TO PLASREFINE!

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#MossValeMatters 

A scope has been received by the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment for a Plastic Waste Processing Facility in Moss Vale. This proposal has far reaching impacts for the Southern Highlands Community and the local Environment! Proposed to take 120,000 tonne per year of dirty plastic waste from Sydney  / Canberra / Wollongong and processed into flakes and pellets for export and reprocessed plastic products like pallets, buckets and bins, making it the largest facility of its kind in AUSTRALIA!

According to the EIS Scoping Report, Plasrefine Pty Ltd was only recently registered in Australia for the purpose of building this facility in Moss Vale.

https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/project/40146

• Research studies show local populations living close to these facilities suffer from serious health conditions, respiratory diseases, skin rashes and eye disorders, not to mention the potential cancers caused by plastic resin compounds.
• There is no doubt that this kind of waste industry is highly toxic to the local community and the environment due to Airborne Volatile Organic Compounds emitted during the process of turning plastic waste into flakes and pellets and products.
• Plasrefine Pty Ltd is a company registered in Australia, with 100% Chinese interests.
• The factory is proposed to be located within 150m - 200m from homes.
• Site is one Lot and DP with 2 Zones.
• Site has 2 incompatible zones, Conservation (C4) and an under sized General Industrial portion (IN1)
• The site has highly sensitive environmental areas (Koala Habitat), and a category 2 riparian waterway that flows directly into the Wingecarribee River, the SYDNEY Drinking Water Catchment!
• ZERO infrastructure in the proposed area, just a paddock!
• Almost 8 acres of building over 5 storeys in height in a highly visible area.
• Close to 2 Schools and an Early Childhood Centre.
• Proposed to function 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
• Estimated 160- 200 heavy vehicle truck movements and 240 light vehicle movements per day using the local Moss Vale road Network, (Light vehicles over 3 shifts in the 24 hour period).
• Trucks to deliver waste Mon-Fri 7am-6pm, causing more gridlock and damage to our already choked and failing roads.
• Proposed to take 120,000 tonne per year of dirty plastic waste from Sydney  / Canberra / Wollongong (and more recently updated to include Vic and QLD)
• Wash / heat / shred / pellet and melt then make more plastic products, greenwashed by the term RECYCLING.
• Proposing to use 46,300L of water every day to wash plastic waste sourced from a combination of rainwater harvesting and potable town water.
• Proposing to pump 16,300L of contaminated water a day into our already overloaded sewage system.
• NO Offensive Industry Licence, just a requirement to do an annual air quality audit!
• For a proposal of this scope and scale—a proposal for a State Significant Development and a facility that would be the largest of its type in the country—should be supported by a rigorous, open and transparent community consultation process that includes the entire Local Government Area, and the entirety of Moss Vale at a minimum. This has not occurred.
• This is not 3kms North of Moss Vale but with in the town boundary - MISLEADING!
• Prevailing westerly winds could potentially blow emissions, smell and dust over Burradoo and Bowral.
• Will directly impact the highly sensitive Garvan site where a road extension will be forced.
• Will directly impact home prices in Moss Vale, Who wants to live near a plastic waste dump?
• WHO IS PLASREFINE? No one knows as they will not engage with the community!
• Don't let Plasrefine destroy the Highlands!
• #saynotoplasrefine #savethehighlands
• #NotTheRightSite 
• #MossValeMatters