An aerial photo of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter with Bluff township and Bluff Hill in the backdrop. New Zealand Aluminium Smelters is exploring options to export more of the toxic waste it has stockpiled at Tiwai Point. In response to those claims, an NZAS spokesperson said the cathode storage building was purpose built with layers of sand and impermeable membranes beneath a concrete floor. Hamilton said the company was carefully storing the waste produced by our aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point. Robyn Edie/Stuff New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) Tiwai Point Smelter chief executive Stew Hamilton.

Source: Stuff March 08, 2021 04:52 UTC