Moss Vale Plastics Recycling Facility

It should not be allowed that close to residential or environmental sensitive areas.
Why should there be two recycling facilities in the same area,degrading our environment & township.
If the New South Wales hierarchy were to get off their butts &have a look,they may see what we are complaining about.

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed PLASREFINE Plastic Waste Reprocessing Development proposed for Beaconsfield Road in Moss Vale.
The site on Beaconsfield Road is projected to receive 40 to 50 heavy vehicles a day.
The Moss Vale Enterprise Corridor has the Berrima Branch railway running through it. A facility handling bulk waste should be positioned on the railway line with a siding not up the end of a residential dead-end street on top of a hill. This is logical when you consider several of points.
Firstly, the Moss Vale Enterprise Corridor is situated on the Sydney-Melbourne rail line which is joined by the Berrima Branch rail line which also runs through the Moss Vale Enterprise Corridor.
Secondly, the Sydney-Melbourne (Main Southern Railway) line is currently being used to transport waste to the Woodlawn waste facility at Goulburn. The Woodlawn website states that it currently receives 40% of Sydney’s putrescible waste demonstrating the proximity of the Moss Vale Enterprise Corridor to a high-capacity rail line. If that much waste can be organised so that it can be transported by rail then the same should be possible for the plastic waste.
Thirdly the Moss Vale Enterprise Corridor is very close to the junction of the rail line from Wollongong and the main southern railway. This is relevant as it is proposed to bring plastic waste from Wollongong.
Fourthly, using rail will reduce the number of heavy vehicle movements not just in Moss Vale but also in Sydney, Wollongong and Canberra from the projected 40-50 per day.
When asked why they weren’t going to use rail their answers were:
• That “the plastic feedstock will come from a number of regions within NSW that are not all accessible by rail”. The same could be said of the waste being transferred to Woodlawn but they can manage it.
• That the feedstock would have to be transferred to semi-trailers to transport from the rail siding to the site. If they moved the application to a site adjacent to the existing Berrima branch rail-line this would not be an issue.
The applicants should be told that the site on Beaconsfield Road is completely inappropriate and that if the want to develop a facility in the Moss Vale Enterprise Corridor they should move the proposed development to the area adjacent to the Berrima branch rail line and design the facility to handle rail deliveries. This would also remove the necessity for heavy vehicles coming from the M5 to enter Moss Vale as they could turn into Collins Road from Berrima Road therefore avoiding the early childhood learning centre and residential areas.
Regards

The proposed Plaserefine Plastics Recycling factory in the township of Moss Vale, Southern Highlands is not the right site for such a large and potentially polluting project as this. This project, from the start, has failed to meet the minimum requirements for this type of development. From planning, access and the impact on the community this oversized and ill considered factory has the potential to change the district for ever. The planning of this oversized and potentially dangerous factory (air, water, traffic) will sit 2.17 km from the GPO and 5 minutes from our home (The Visy paper factory in Adelong NSW, is over 17 kilometres from the township of Tumut). This factory will sit within the town boundary - as opposed to what the company has stated. Why should one company be able to determine the future of a town of 7000 people and their livelihoods? Firstly there is the poor planning where this factory would be built. This includes an unacceptable level of exposure and risk by residents (including my family and children) of unacceptable noise (trucks entering and leaving the district every day and the factory operating 24/7) off unacceptable visual pollution (buildings 18metres high in a rural landscape) and unacceptable risk of air pollution (micro plastics and diesel fumes from truck). When I was at school in Moss Vale 30 years ago the stench from the abattoir on certain days - with prevailing winds - was so bad we would be forced to remain inside during recess and lunch and that facility (now closed) is 4.2 kilometres from the GPO. Secondly there is the issue of access for the proposed 100 truck movements per day to the site. There isn’t one. Beaconsfield Road which is how the the property is accessed isn’t suitable for heavy vehicles. It also runs directly through residential areas (the factory will be within 150 metres of peoples homes) including two schools ( a high/ primary school) and a pre-school . Plaserefine have also been vague about the 100 truck movements (or size of trucks - though they propose to move 120000 tonnes per year) in and out of the district each day with poorly communicated evidence that the trucks would even abide (who would police this?) with the required route from the Hume Highway. Lastly the long term impact of this proposal on our community and the broader district has the potential to devastate the hundreds of businesses (and the thousand of jobs they create) within the tourism/ agricultural sectors. Even the company acknowledges in its own EIS that no Social Impact Assessment has been undertaken. The community have been told to expect oversized industrial buildings where “the visual impact of the proposal would be high for the surrounding sensitive receivers … “ which, “would result in long term and adverse impacts to the landscape character .. with significant and irreversible changes” (EIS technical report p57). Moss Vale is semi rural and the concept of a large (38,638 sq metres of building) being built inside the town boundary clearly defies any council LEP policy or resident expectations of what appears to be reasonable and sound planning for a community.
As a resident of Moss Vale and the Southern Highlands, I respectfully request that this project be rejected for the reasons highlighted above. Whilst the issues of recycling are real and necessary, factories that will be required in the future should be located in heavy industrial areas (close to recycling collection points) in areas linked to rail, train, air and ports. Not in rural towns with no infrastructure, far from collection points and to the detriment of residents health and safety. Thank you for your attention to this important matter. Sam Jones

Please see my attached submission.

This development is completely inappropriate for the Southern Highlands. The size of the buildings is out of scale with its surrounds and the EIS does not even appear to contemplate vegetation screening.

The small towns of Moss Vale, New Berrima and Berrima are already congested with local traffic without adding an additional 200 trucks per week.
The company operating the facility has previously shown disregard for the environment and safety of community in operations in Beijing - our little country town is pristine and should not be subject to pollution by a company with such a poor track record in that area - particularly where watercourses will need to be diverted to accomodate the operation. Surely there are sites elsewhere in Australia which would not require a company with no interest in the local environment to touch water courses!

The EIS notes that the operation will adversely impact local amenities and will place further pressure on our water system (which is already forecast to be under pressure by 2026). The area is already experiencing a huge influx of residents and traffic due to the large numbers of people relocating to the highlands from city areas. This facility will exacerbate those impacts further. Our current infrastructure cannot support it and the addition of an access road will not address this issue sufficiently.

The EIS also notes that the facility would be impacted by 1 in 100 year floods. We are seeing “1 in 100 year floods” happening in the southern highlands at least once every five years. The potential for this to contaminate our environment and impact our health is just too serious to risk considering how many people drink our water.

This facility will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We are a small regional town and the noise and vibration impacts will impact a large number of people. This isn’t a city location which has significant background noise which might disguise the noise from the refinery - this is a quiet location. The impact will be huge.

Please don’t ruin the town we love by approving this facility operated by a company which lacks an understanding and appreciation for the area. I have lived here my whole life and it would be heartbreaking to think of our area being subject to all of these concerns for the profit of a small few.

I am strongly opposed to this development for a number of environmental, social and safety concerns. The proposed site has serious detrimental environmental issues specifically related to the amount of heavy vehicle traffic movements through residential streets, close to a child care centre and numerous schools and the centre of a small rural town. The existing roads, proposed to be used by the plastics recycling facility are not suitably paved nor wide enough to accommodate the large volume and size of heavy vehicles. There are no footpaths along these roads meaning residents and pedestrians have no alternative but to walk on the roadway which already poses significant risk of personal injury which will only be further increased if heavy vehicles are using these roads. Although there is mention of construction of a proposed access road there is no detail of this within the planning document and no costings provided. Additionally there is no current agreement with Local Council as to the required corridor road.
The proposal does not address multiple site unsuitability issues such as noise impacts, scale of the buildings on such a small site, there are no architectural drawings of the factory complex only a basic concept plan and no discussion regarding amenity of the area. There is a major discrepancy within the EIS - table 7.1 states"processed wastewater- about 10 kiloliters ( 10,000 liters) per year for disposal to sewer" however, Section 7.5.7 "Process wastes" states:" The balance effluent from wastewater treatment" up to 10 kiloliters per day, would need to be discharged to sewer". There is an enormous difference between 10 kiloliters per day and 10 kiloliters per year. The sewage system within Moss Vale is already overloaded and the riparian water way on this site flows directly into the Wingecarribee River eventually linking to the Sydney Water Catchment. In terms of air quality there are a number of concerns including odour from plastic waste, emissions from the 200 heavy vehicle movements per day, there are no modelled emissions from machinery specified in the document. I am very concerned regarding the potential release of toxins into the environment from the factory and from my understanding other factories built by this owner in overseas locations have sanctioned due to the release of toxic waste. The potential impact from toxins may not be known for years but may have direct negative and irreversible impacts on the health of residents of the Southern Highlands. The entire Highlands area is a well known tourist destination for its renowned rural beauty, clean environment, heritage and recreational activities - the impact on tourism that this factory could have has not been explored or discussed and yet has significant negative potential on future tourism and employment within the tourism industry. In summary I am strongly opposed to the building of this facility in this location so close to residential property , the local town area, a 24 hour per day operation and with disregard of these impacts for the residents of the Southern Highlands.

I am in staunch objection to this project going ahead at this site or anywhere near the township of Moss Vale. This proposed facility will leech toxic waste into the township and the fumes themselves will directly impact on my home (which is very close as the crow flies) and my health, as well as the homes and health of all Moss Vale, Buradoo & Bowral residences. I object to this facility being at the current site or anywhere near Moss Vale town - it will impact on the health of residents, our protected wildlife, and the SYDNEY WATER CATCHMENT and drinking water. It is being built mere metres away from residential homes. It should be re-located to another site far away Moss Vale, or any town for that matter and preferably not in the southern highlands at all - as with the proposed environment and health impacts of the facility plus the impact on road infrastructure with an increase in heavy vehicles - on our already overloaded and poor quality roads. This is an unacceptable proposal and I wholeheartedly object to this project proceeding.

I am gravely concerned about the environmental, social and health implications of this project on our small town.

The location of the proposed plastics recycling complex will be hugely detrimental to the people who live in this and surrounding areas. my reasoning as follows:
(i) air contamination and quality will be assuredly worsened.Experience from the UK clearly shows that chemicals so emitted are harmful to humans and this comes with a strong warning: DO NOT BELIEVE ANY ASSURANCES TO THE CONTRARY as put out by local authorities/involved developers/regulators. Once the complex is operational and air samples are taken IT IS TOO LATE to prevent the emissions continuing.
(ii) the traffic in this area is already straining the road network - with a large number of new housing developments coming to fruition shortly. The road network was not designed to address the present volume of traffic, and the foreseen volume will result in huge congestion and economic damage. The proposed volume of traffic with waste plastics coming to the area will result in long bottlenecks and congestion with inadequate relief.

I am happy to devote some of my time and professional experience to further engage on these two major issues.

I raise my concerns as a resident in the Southern Highlands who believe an independent panel should be convened to consider the Plasrefine proposal.

I believe the site is unsuitable due to it's close proximity to the residential area within the boundaries of Beaconsfield, Lytton and Berrima Road. The roads in that area could not cope with any increase in traffic either large construction vehicles initially or personal vehicles of staff access the site for the 24X7 operation of the site. With all the industrial zone land in that corridor, it would make much more sense for traffic flow, noise pollution, air pollution etc. to locate a factory closer to the Hume highway where town traffic and residential area is not affected by the predicted large vehicle traffic to the site.

It is noted that the proposal does not address vehicle leaving from the site transporting products produced on site. More realistic information about staff vehicle, incoming heavy vehicle size and load and outgoing heavy vehicle traffic size and loads should be considered. The proposed haulage route might work in theory, it is likely that it will not be adhered to. With expected further increase on fuel prices truck drivers will seek to take the shortest and most direct route. Any increase in immediate residential area or traffic from the Illawarra Highway or Main Street of Moss Vale would cripple traffic during business hours and cause addition decay of what are already bad quality roads in the area.
More evidence is required for environmental impacts of this proposal starts with the high dependency of town water, the potential of contaminated water entering the town water supply. There is a extremely high potential for plastics micro-particles getting into the category 2 riparian area that borders the property that then feeds into rivers that flow to Warragamba Dam- this has the potential to impact not just local residents but Sydney's whole population. Not to mention the high potential for air pollution of micro-contaminants to the immediate local.
We are currently without a Local Government Elected council. This means that we do not have members of the local community considering the social, economical, environment, safety impact on the community and region. Without this representation we, the community of the Southern Highlands have not had the advantage of an active group of elected officials to survey and represent the community. It is an unacceptable time to consider such a controversial development that has an unacceptable risk to the health and wellbeing of the community.
The planned development is not situated on the right site.
Many thanks for your consideration.

I do not support this project for the following reasons:
I am concerned about safety with hundreds of heavy haulage truck movements along residential streets which are not designed for these kinds of industrial truck movements. Already there are daily traffic jams along Argyle Street, Moss Vale without this kind of facility as the local infrastructure struggles to cope with the flow of vehicles. The areas in which these trucks will have to pass through have pre-schools and primary schools and I am concerned about the children's safety as they travel to and from school. Similarly there are many elderly people in the area and such trucks will pose a danger to them in the streets of Moss Vale.
Added to the safety issue will be the disturbance to residents because of constant heavy truck movements 24/7 and the associated noise with the operation of the facility
I am very concerned that Plasrefine has no track record of operating anything like the scope and scale of the proposed development. In fact the owner has a record of environmental breaches in China. I believe that this clearly indicates the applicant does not have the capacity to develop and run this kind of facility and is not the kind of person we would want in charge of such a facility.
The planned operations will also have significant environmental effects on the air and water quality in the area. It should be of great concern as well that the area is is within the Sydney drinking water catchment area.
The proposal is also inconsistent with the existing scenic rural landscape.
I am also concerned that even though Wingecarribee Shire Council and other community representatives have requested a Social Impact Assessment be prepared, the applicant has NOT undertaken this kind of assessment.
Although Plastic Recycling is a desirable process, developing such a facility in the midst of a residential area is definitely NOT an option. Therefore I am objecting to this project in the strongest possible terms and urge the Government to reject this proposal for Moss Vale completely.

As a professional Civil Engineer I have read the EIS with particular focus on Technical Report 6 -Traffic and Transport Issues and having extensive experience over the past 41 years in Road Construction and Maintenance and more recent detailed experience in working on REF's and other Environmental Assessments have noted that conceptually this project's Environmental Impact Statement lacks sufficient detail in relation to Road Design and Constructability on a site that is currently land locked and adjacent to a very Sensitive Receiver being Australian Bio Resources Research Facility(Garvan's) that has its access at Lackey Road. The other sensitive receivers being residential properties on Beaconsfield & Bulwer Roads. As I am also a nearby resident living exactly 1 km South of the Development location's Southern Boundary that abuts the Braddon Road Corridor. There are a number of issues of concern primarily in the long term operation of the PlasRefine Plastics Processing and Recycling Facility and in the short term specifically with the Access Road construction and with the Construction of the Site for the Processing Plant and its footprint on the 7.7 Hectare Portion of Land on the Western side of Australian Bio Resources Research Facility.
I have measured the details in Tech. Report 6 Figure 1.2 and note the following that the Building Areas for Buildings 1, 2, Site Office and the Wastewater Treatment Plant total an area of 3.4765 Hectares (34,765m2) which covers approximately 45% of the area of the subject parcel of land being developed. There are natural watercourses on the eastern and western side of the facility that will be adjacent to the road pavement that surrounds and cuts between buildings 1 and 2 and the other buildings
onsite.
I have taken account of location of dams on eastern side including a dam that sits over the development site and the adjacent Lot 10 DP1084421 This will be impacted during construction of the site as it will be changed to have a Bioretention Basin and Water Storage Basin installed on part of the dam area changing the flow paths of what is there with no defined limit of works showing how the dam can be removed from the adjoining land without draining it first. The eastern watercourse will have to be piped under the Braddon Road alignment not shown to allow flow to be maintained as per figure 1.2.
The earthworks scale for the development site is vastly larger than the footprint shown due to the amount of cut and fill required as there is level differences of about 15m from 668m ASL near creek channel NW Corner up to 683m ASL Southern Bdy with Braddon Road based on my measurements and interpolation from Topographic Maps NSW (E-Topo-Six Maps) The road levels at Lackey Road Entrance is approximately 658m ASL and the crest of the hill near the Pine Trees on Braddon Road Extension is 688m ASL 30m height difference with maximum grade of 14% on the hill this will require a substantially deep cutting to get the Access Road down to about 5-6 % maximum grade for laden trucks to negotiate without damaging the pavement on the road (seal or asphalt surfacing) The grade of the hill will be steep and will direct water towards Lackey Road which is in poor condition and has no Line Marking or lane definition at present north of Lackey Park. Lackey Road has only 5.8m of pavement width directly south of the Entrance Driveway (10m wide) with 7m road width for about 100m north of the Access Road Entrance and then narrowing to less than 5.8m width again north of that location which is on the crest of the hill. Site Distance at present is about 115m north of the entrance in the 60km zone which is marginal if trucks are turning in and out as they will cross the middle of the road both ways. The Traffic Report did not include any Swept Path measurements for Lackey Road Access only the plant facility roads which is of concern. The overlayed Access Road construction in red on the aerial image Figure 4.2 Option 2a page 35 shows Batters and Retaining Walls over much of the Access Road full length of 900 metres this level of construction which does not define Cut or Fill Batters and shows at least 700 metres of Retaining Wall will take over 6 months to construct but that can't start until all of the Utilities at the end of Beaconsfield Road have been adjusted. There is a Power Pole on the SE side of the Intersection of Beaconsfield and Braddon Roads corridors that sits over one of the Retaining Wall structures this has to be relocated south or it will be undermined. The Overhead Power Lines running into Australian Bioresources land(Lot 10) will have to be raised as they will be impacted by construction plant being under 5.0m above ground level now. Possible additional Power Pole needed and relocation of the Stay Pole on Beaconsfield Road that lines up with the existing Overhead High Voltage wires(3 each). There is Fibre Optic Cables parallel to Beaconsfield Road pavement with a marker post next to Braddon Road access gate which will be in the path of the new road construction as this area is subject to being in cut. The Fibre Optic runs north south and leads into Australian Bioresources Facility buildings. There is also a Water Main running along Beaconsfield Road that crosses Braddon Road corridor and runs into Australian Bioresources. Non of these Utilities will be unaffected and will require Outages and disruptions to the Research Facility during Construction. There will need to be extensive Earthworks and Pavement works to build the road and timings in the EIS are totally unrealistic.
Further to this any Road Pavement design will require DGB20 Road Base and possibly DGS20 Sub Base as well as Bitumen Sealing and Asphalt Surfacing treatment over the whole 900m length of the Access Road which is not fully dealt with in terms of construction materials for the roadworks as well as Concrete Drainage Structures and Concrete Paving which will require large volumes of materials being brought in from Wollongong or Marulan (Gravel quarries) Asphalt from Wollongong or Sydney Batching plants and the haulage of heavy machinery from Contractors which will include Bulldozers, Scrapers, Excavators, Graders, Rollers, Water Tankers and haulage trucks(Rigid and possibly ones with Dog Trailers). None of this is accessible from Lackey Road as Prime Movers and Floats have no capacity to unload on the narrow pavement nor will Australian Bioresources have capability for this equipment to come in on their access. As stated in Section 4.3 first paragraph of the Tech Report 6 page 39 GHD have stated that "the road construction activity may partly use the existing road network of Beaconsfield and Lytton Roads" but given the restrictions and the steepness of the terrain at Lackey Road no road construction can commence at Lackey Road without completely closing access for Australian Bioresources operations. Beaconsfield Road as an access for road construction is inherently unsuitable even with Utility relocations completed as it has only 4.3m pavement width in the last 150m and then unsealed with no turnaround for Prime Movers and Floats and no capacity for unloading or reversing out of the road until Bulwer Road intersection 300 metres to the south. Any haulage contractor trying to access site will need at least 6m pavement width on Beaconsfield Road to get in and out past other heavy vehicles and as this is residential road access only and council opposes operational use by large trucks delivering plastic waste to the operational plant why would they allow heavy vehicles to come in and out for possibly five or six months to enable the Access Road Construction up to underside of sealing and paving works.
The road construction will have to bring the pavement vertical alignment down at least 2 or 3m below the existing turnaround at end of Beaconsfield Road to balance earthworks quantities and reduce potentially more haulage vehicles in and out of the site hence Retaining Wall shown on Figures for Options 2a and 2b.
The Option 2a incorrectly shows a fill area inside the Entrance at Lackey Road which will cut off vehicle access to Australian Bioresources facility during construction with a new access to Garvan's shown about 100 metres up the Braddon Access Road with no extension to the existing road this is unclear as the proponent should show the new alignment connection to Bioresources Road and provide staging to minimise access disruption.
Also there is a small sediment pond inside the current access arrangement just above the roadway that will be removed during construction and not noted on Figures 4.2 and 4.3 of the report.
Construction noise and vibration will impact the 6m high retaining wall at Australian Bioresources and the southern building as they are both within 30 metres of the road construction as measured off the scale on Figures 4.2 and 4.3 of the report and this may not have been brought to the attention of Garvan's Management.
In the event of a fire or incident Emergency Services access to the site via Braddon Road and its extension needs to have a vertical grade that can be easily negotiated by NSW Fire Brigade Fire and Rescue vehicles or by the Rural Fire Service that is why the vertical grade of the road shouldn't exceed 5% preferably & be constructed to a minimum standard of 3.5m lane widths with at least 1m wide shoulders and table drains with dissipator capacity to manage runoff and capture above Lackey Road
The natural fall of the land runs to the east and south and there is potential for rainfall runoff into the adjoining property on the southern side of Australian BioResources at road bdy.
The existing road condition on Lackey Road and Collins Road is substandard for the classification of these roads & with increased heavy vehicle traffic impending will deteriorate further. Without Section 94 Contribution on this development Council won't receive funding for upgrade of Lackey Road at this location and beyond.

The entire project is extremely detrimental to the local and wider environment.

I object to the project because the proposed site for this Plasics Recycling Facility is simply wrong and is unacceptable to even think of building such a facility so close to the residential area . My disapproval is based on so many levels:
- Suitability of the site
- Community health and safety issues not adequately addressed
- Odour and air quality
- Impacts on the adjoining Garvan Institute of Medical Research site
- Impacts on amenities and property values
- Not having adequate infrastructure in place, especially access to the site
- Lack of meaningful consultation from the proponent
- Lack of Social Impact Assessment being completed
-Traffic impact on the area and local road
-Impact on the Tourism in the Southern Highlands and Aboriginal heritage sites in the area.
The list goes on and on.....On every single level, the impact of the Plasrefine Recycling Facility is NEGATIVE.
Moss Vale and Southern Highlands does NOT need this kind of industry not now ,not ever.
Thank you

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am a resident of Moss Vale and live close to the township. I am strongly against the proposal to build a plastics recycling facility within 2.8 km of Moss Vale town centre.
I have this view due to the following reasons:
1) Moss Vale is a beautiful rural town surrounded by rural pasture land. Many people live in Moss Vale and the Southern Highlands region due to its beauty and rural landscape. Many people live here as it is a fantastic environment to live and raise children. I think there is a huge risk to damaging that environment and severely affecting the liveability of Moss Vale and surrounding suburbs if you allow a huge recycling plant to be built so close to a residential country town and rural homes.
There will be a large number of huge trucks carrying plastic waste moving from the freeway to Moss Vale through rural and residential land and roads. This is going to be terrible to witness for all that live on that route, create noise pollution and lead to an enormous amount of traffic through this quiet district. It is an unbelievable project to propose in a location known specifically for its natural beauty and for locals and visitors alike. The company have hugely played down the noise and pollution these trucks will bring and I do not believe their reports.I do not understand why the owners want to build this facility so far away from cities and major road, rail and airport access points. It seems very unusual and suspicious.
2) We really have no idea how much air and ground/water pollution will be created from this facility. There is not a believable estimate of that in their project paperwork and as we have no previous facility that they have built to provide any real data of comparison we really have no idea of the real damage it could do to water catchment and air pollution to nearby residents in the town and local schools and daycare centre. I work in cancer medicine as a doctor and know only too well what environmental pollutants can do to the human cell as they are responsible for the mutations that occur to stop the control of cell growth that contributes to cancer developing in many people across the world. We in Australia at least have some measure of regulation and we need to make sure that is very detailed and fully rigorous where plastics are concerned as their breakdown products contain very toxic chemical compounds. We have to be extremely careful before we plan to have this type of chemical facility anywhere near residential land and I would strongly suggest it should not be anywhere near residential land or townships. I do not understand why it has to be located here when we would have many other options for its location in NSW.
3)The proposed facility is extremely large for a proposed site that sits so close to a town, six hectares and 5 stories tall with the facility operating 24 hrs per day with trucks coming and going and the noise from the factory constant around the clock. it is a truly ludicrous proposal at this site 2.8km from the centre of Moss vale and so close to residential homes , schools and families. It will ruin the lives of the residents of Moss Vale and New Berrima and likely also affect the businesses in Moss Vale and Berrima as visiting the area will be affected by the large number of trucks and likely environmental pollution from the facility. Tourism is a huge drawcard to the Southern Highlands with Moss Vale and Berrima both of historical significance. It is hardly the ambience you wish for turning off the freeway into the southern highlands behind a trail of huge trucks carrying dirty plastic waste when you are on the way to stay in a historic cottage or visit a historic site, it is very likely to ruin tourism in the area.

I hope that you can please see this for what it is, a poorly planned facility in the wrong place that will profoundly affect residents of the southern highlands and ruin our beautiful town. I implore you not to approve this project.

regards
Dr Jackie Jones

If the DP were to go ahead it would have catastrophic effects on the socioecological nature of the Wingecarribee Shire, and our Southern Highlands. It is an inappropriate development of this nature and scale this close to residents, the town and the sensitivities of the ecological environment on the site, not to mention inadequate infrastructure to support the facility without severe detrimental effects to the immediate and wider community.

I wish to correct my previous submission, SUB-37413350, as follows:
Point 4 - Heavy Vehicle movements - the 200 per day number was gathered from the Scoping Report. Though this has been reduced to 100 per day in the EIS, the number is still huge therefore my deep concerns regarding residents' safety and amenity etc. remain unchanged.
Point 7. I have since learned that the new director is an Australian citizen so I withdraw this point entirely.
Thank you

The Plastic recycling centre is too close within the are that I utilise for bushwalking.
Also the pollution of plastic is within an area near were I work and are maintaining an eco friendly, agricultural environment for our school children.

go ahead it would have catastrophic effects on the socioecological nature of the Wingecarribee Shire, and our Southern Highlands. There are infinite points of opposition to the DP, some of which I have included in the document attached. I have also included an image of the intended site. You will see how inappropriate a development of this nature and scale is, this close to residents, the town and the sensitivities of the ecological environment on the site, not to mention inadequate infrastructure to support the facility without severe detrimental effects to the immediate and wider community

How will the toxic wastes from this project be dealt with?