West Burleigh Construction Waste and Resource Recovery Project
As the significant growth projections for the City will put further strain on the City’s diminishing landfill capacity, with less than a decade of available airspace, the proposed WBCWRR Project provides an opportunity to utilise the surplus overburden from the establishment of the RCKRA Project to create a non-putrescible construction waste landfill which can reduce the reliance on City’s diminishing putrescible landfill airspace (non-private and private), whilst rehabilitating the quarry voids to a safe and stable landform. Once fully remediated, the final landform reused for future industrial purposes, open space and conservation purposes.
The proposed construction waste and resource recovery operation comprises of three (3) components:
- A non-putrescible construction waste landfill that will receive up to 700,000 tonnes per annum to rehabilitate the existing quarry void over an operational life of approximately 23 years so this strategic landholding can be beneficially reused for future industrial purposes, open space and conservation outcomes;
- Staged resource recovery activities, with the first stage of resource recovery initially occurring within the pit using mobile equipment until quarry activities cease, and once quarry activities cease, a permanent commingled resource recovery facility will be established in the existing quarry infrastructure area which will receive up to 300,000 tonnes per annum; and
- A vegetated buffer area around the periphery of the site to provide visual relief and support long-term environmental objectives.
It is also important to note that the ongoing quarry activity at WBQ will operate in accordance with its existing lawful approvals until viable resource is exhausted. Furthermore, the asphalt plant will also continue operating in accordance with its exiting lawful approvals, noting that its operations will continue on the site once quarry activity ceases and the WBCWRR Project commences operations.
