A Provincial Supreme Court judge has dismissed a request by a residents’ group for a judicial review of the Environment Minister’s approval for the use of tire derived fuel (TDF) at Brookfield’s Lafarge cement plant.

Assessing the project’s approval as reasonable, the judge’s March 20^th dismissal means that Lafarge’s pilot project can proceed with using about 20 tonnes of whole-tire TDF per day as a replacement fuel in one of its kilns.

The plant’s request for a one-year pilot received the Ministry’s go-ahead in July 2017.  The objective of the pilot is to determine the results of burning TDF in place of traditional fossil fuels such as coal and petcoke.

Lafarge has a contract with Divert NS, managers of the province’s successful tire recycling program, to provide the used tires for the pilot.

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Following is a link to the court’s decision as well as local media coverage on the matter.

Court decision:

http://www.courts.ns.ca/Decisions_Of_Courts/documents/2018nssc55.pdf

Media coverage:

http://www.trurodaily.com/business/judge-dismisses-residents-court-challenge-of-lafarge-tire-burning-project-195157/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/judge-clears-way-for-lafarge-to-burn-tires-in-brookfield-plant-1.4584720

https://globalnews.ca/news/4094595/judge-dismisses-court-challenge/