Firefighters were sent to a fire and report of an explosion at the Afval Energie Bedrijf (AEB), the city's primary waste management, recycling and hazardous waste disposal facility located in the Westelijk Havengebied district. The incident took place in a building on the Australiëhavenweg, but firefighters were having trouble getting into the building to examine the damage and extinguish any flames or smoldering debris.
Amsterdam puts troubled AEB waste incinerator up for sale
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Amsterdam city council has put its troubled waste incinerator Afval Energie Bedrijf up for sale by auction.
The AEB, which was touted as the most innovative waste incinerator complex in the country in 2006 and which also provides city heating for 35,000 households, has been plagued by problems in recent years.
In 2019, four of the six incinerators had to be closed down for a time because of poor maintenance, and the city had to pump in €35m to stop the plant going bust.
Council finance chief Victor Everhardt said that both the council and the company are now ready for the sale and that current market conditions allow the auction to go ahead.