WSN Environmental Solutions was a major
waste disposal company in
New South Wales
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Australia owned by the New South Wales Government. SITA Australia acquired WSN in February 2011 for $235AU million. The acquisition of WSN now makes SITA Australia's largest most advanced waste management network
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A mechanical biological treatment (MBT) system is a type of waste processing facility that combines a sorting facility with a form of biological treatment such as composting or anaerobic digestion. MBT plants are designed to process mixed househo ...
systems. WSN constructed the first UR-3R facility and has recently won a contract to develop Australia's first integrated waste management park at the Jacks Gully landfill, near Sydney.
WSN owns and operates 10 waste recycling, processing and disposal facilities.
See also
* Jack's Gully landfill
*Mechanical biological treatment
A mechanical biological treatment (MBT) system is a type of waste processing facility that combines a sorting facility with a form of biological treatment such as composting or anaerobic digestion. MBT plants are designed to process mixed househo ...
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References
SITA Media Release regarding WSN acquisition
Government agencies of New South Wales
Waste management companies of Australia