The site, which includes a materials recycling centre, composting operation and an energy from waste plant, was officially opened by former recycling minister Elliot Morley.
 Newlincs MD Ian Crummack (left) shows scrap metal recovered from the EfW plant to Elliot Morley at the opening of the Lincolnshire facility. |
According to Newlincs owners Cyclerval-UK, the facility has been designed to provide the local community with an integrated waste management solution which is directly proportional to its needs.
Operated on a 25 year contract for North East Lincolnshire council, the facility will process around 56,000 tonnes of household waste from the local community.
At the opening, Mr Morley said: “It is clear that, as a country, we need to reduce our current level of dependency on landfill. To achieve this we need to look towards minimising our waste and increasing rates of recycling. Energy recovery also has an important role to play in treating residual waste after recycling.
“This facility is a good example of such an integrated approach to waste management and will be integral in ensuring that the reliance on landfill continues to fall in this area,” he added.
Strategy
Newlincs has said that the energy for waste facility represents the final part of the integrated waste management strategy. It will be used to generate electricity and heat for a local industrial facility.
Ian Crummack, managing director of Newlincs development, said: “Ensuring we develop a facility appropriate to the needs of the region was the key factor in the development of this plant.
“Our proven oscillating kiln technology is designed specifically to work in situations like this, where, in conjunction with recycling facilities, a small EFW plant of around 60,000 tonnes capacity can provide an effective waste management solution for local authorities. By using small facilities such as this to serve specific regions, waste managers can follow the proximity principle of managing waste near to the source,” Mr Crummack said.
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