Sydney waste-power incinerator blocked over air quality fears

Planning commission finds 'uncertainty' around the massive project's emissions

A plan for a massive waste-to-energy incinerator in western Sydney has been blocked, after the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission ruled there was "uncertainty" over human health and environmental impacts.

The plant - the largest planned in the southern hemisphere - would have burned 552,500 tonnes of waste every year, generating enough electricity to power 100,000 homes.