The Holcim Cement Works at Cape Foulwind Westport, which is now closed.  A $250 million waste to energy plant proposed for the West Coast would burn rubbish collected from around the South Island.  Buller mayor Garry Howard said the plant could be the key to reviving the West Coast economy.  He was confident a private company could set up a high-tech plant in Buller converting the South Island's rubbish into electricity.

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