The firm’s managing director, Steven Carrie, told letsrecycle.com that “we have sounded local councils out regarding planning and we will be submitting planning very soon”.
The development comes as local authorities in the Yorkshire and Humber area have commented on a shortage of materials recycling facilities in the region and expressed an interest in using merchant MRFs.
While Mytum & Selby’s proposals will be built around the installation of a materials recycling facility, Mr Carrie explained that other developments, including linkage to energy-from-waste, were possible.
“The Hull site has a lot of scope and, like all our sites, we will not limit its operation to just one thing,” he explained. “We are trying to design a zero waste facility, and provide a product of some sort.”
The plans for Hull are the latest stage in a portfolio of developments undertaken by Mytum and Selby in the Yorkshire region which have already seen it invest £6 million over the past three years.
The Maltings
In March 2008 the company, which predominantly deals with industrial waste management, was granted a Certificate of Lawful Use for The Maltings site, a former brewery in South Milford.
Mr Carrie explained this is “an unconditional certificate that allows the treatment of biodegradable and organic waste in either liquid or solid form on the entire 11 acres”.
The company plans to convert the fully-enclosed in-vessel system that was previously used to process food materials to make beer, to allow them to turn organic materials including food waste into compost.
“We are looking at using the existing infrastructure to aerobically compost and the addition of an AD plant and renovation of the liquid treatment facility on site,” Mr Carrie said.
It is hoped that The Maltings will be able to process 50,000 tonnes of waste within its first 18 months, though Mr Carrie revealed that “we are in discussions with a technology company who believe we will be able to treat up to the 300,000 tonne mark within six years”.
Goole
Construction work is yet to begin on Mytum & Selby’s £8 million recycling facility in Goole, despite planning permission being granted in March 2007.
Explaining the reasons for building not having got underway, Mr Carrie said: “We have to meet certain conditions before we can start landfill of the site, which is very unique due to it being a former landfill and we intend to recycle all the old fill before constructing the facility.
“We have six hectares of land passed for MRF and hazardous treatment, again aimed at industrial and commercial wastes, but also offered to councils.
“It’s the biggest passed facility in the area and there is a huge amount of available space on the planned site to attract further technologies,” he added. “Again we are looking at EfW to put on the back end.”
Sherburn
While all three projects await completion, the company has been able to upgrade its Sherburn site, with a £6 million investment completed in January 2008 allowing it to increase its processing capacity from 50,000 tonnes to 125,000 tonnes of both municipal and commercial waste.
“The new system has enabled us to reduce what we send to landfill by some 40%,” Mr Carrie said. “That figure will be even greater as we continue to develop the process.”
While Mytum & Selby has historically built its business around industrial and commercial waste, holding contracts with the likes of Somerfield, Saint Gobain Glass, British Gypsum and the Ministry of Defence, Mr Carrie indicated that the company was hoping to attract business from local authorities.
“We have opened up all four of our sites and offered the new site to be designed to suit local needs to all Yorkshire councils, including, North Yorkshire county council, Hull, East Riding, South Downs Leeds, Barnsley and Doncaster. We hope to receive some positive responses to this opportunity.”
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