Creating value from material that would otherwise go to landfill

Cleanaway is proposing to build an Energy from Waste (EfW) facility in Bromelton, Queensland. Known as the Bromelton Energy and Resource Centre (BERC), it will use internationally proven technology to convert waste to energy. Such techonology has been successfully used in cities across Europe, North America, Japan and many other countries, and has continually improved over decades.

The BERC will comply with the Queensland Government EfW Policy, Guideline and any other applicable legislation.

The proposed site is a 62 hectare parcel of land within the Bromelton State Development Area (SDA). This location is part of a Special Industry Precinct for difficult to locate industry. Cleanaway will be seeking approval for this project and expects to be consulting with the community and key stakeholders about the proposal again in 2025.

Bromelton Energy and Resource Centre location on map.

Explore the latest Project information in our virtual engagement room via the link below. This is where you can access factsheets, posters, event information and registrations and you can also participate in our online survey.

Read the early community engagement results for the BERC project here.

 

We can divert waste from landfill and transform it into valuable sustainable energy

EfW is the thermal treatment of residual waste that would otherwise go to landfill. This produces energy in the form of steam and electricity, and is intended to recover other resources such as valuable construction aggregates and metal. The BERC will help power the Queensland economy as we work together to make a sustainable future possible.

 

To better manage waste in Queensland, we need to find ways to work at higher levels of the waste hierarchy.

The BERC facility aims to do this by recovering energy from residual municipal solid waste (MSW) (general household waste bins), and residual commercial and industrial (C&I) waste that would otherwise be disposed in a landfill. For more information about our investment in EfW read about our Melbourne Energy and Resource Centre.

Cleanaway is Australia’s leading waste management provider, servicing the country for over 50 years. As a company who invests in all levels of the waste hierarchy, with a particular focus on those levels above disposal, we understand the importance and promote the need to reduce the volume of waste that ends up in landfill.

Cleanaway invests in all levels of the waste hierarchy, with a focus on the higher levels for a more sustainable future. Cleanaway operates many waste recycling services in Queensland and nationally. These services include food and garden organic waste, glass, paper, cardboard and plastic. We also invest in education programs and support innovative ideas to avoid, reduce and reuse waste.

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Acknowledgement of country

Cleanaway acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we operate, the Danggan Balun people, and we pay our respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.

We are proud to pay our respect to Elders past, present and future for they hold the traditions and the culture, and together we hold the hopes of a truly reconciled Australia.

 

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We will post more information later this year, as the BERC proposal is developed. If you would like to be notified when new information becomes available and receive invitations to consultation activities, please register your interest: