Shannon PitmanOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Whangārei·NZ Herald·17 Jul, 2026 05:00 AM6 mins to read‌The site of Warren Sinclair's Black2Green pyrolsysis operation in Whangarei. Photo / Northland Regional CouncilVapour drifting off an industrial site burning plastic for fuel set off alarm bells at the local council – yet no one actually checked what was in the discharge.

Despite no evidence before the court confirming what operator Warren Sinclair was releasing from his plant, the Environment Court has ruled