Bristol council signs 32m composting contract

Subject to planning permission, the deal will see New Earth building a facility to process up to 30,000 tonnes of the city's organic waste a year at a site proposed in Avonmouth, to the West of the city.

Although the deal was provisionally agreed in March (see letsrecycle.com story), both Bristol City Council's cabinet member for sustainable development, Councillor Mark Bradshaw, and Peter Gillatt, managing director of New Earth Solutions attended an official ceremony this morning to mark reaching final financial close.

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