As Sydney's waste crisis overflows, regional youth demand to be heard, knowing they'll bear the consequences of today's decisions.

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That's why kids as young as 12 are lodging submissions for the inquiry into proposed energy-from-waste facilities, fighting for their community, their home and their future.

If approved, the Parkes Energy Recovery Facility and Woodlawn Advanced Energy Recovery Centre , near Tarago , will process nearly one million tonnes of Sydney's waste annually.

They're two of four regional sites the NSW government has proposed to host th

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