The facility will have the capacity to recycle up to 250,000 tonnes of Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA) every year. The IBA will come from Covantas 600,000 tonne-a-year capacity energy from waste facility, whichwas givenplanning permission to be built at Ince Park in 2009 (see letsrecycle.com story).
IBA is a by-product of the incineration of residual waste- the waste that remains after recycling and composting has taken place. It is an aggregate-like material which, once processed, is commonly used by the construction industry.
Malcolm Chilton, UK managing director of Covanta Energy said: We are delighted that we have received planning permission from the council to build this facility. This ensures the IBA will be recycled and not sent to landfill. Furthermore as the IBAA facility will be located within Ince Park alongside our EfW facility, transportation will be kept to a minimum helping to provide an even more sustainable solution.
Ballast Phoenix
Covantas preferred partner for the IBAA facility is Ballast Phoenix Ltd, which has its head office in Lincolnshire and currently operates on seven UK sites and processes more than 650,000 tonnes of IBA per year.
David York, managing director of Ballast Phoenix Ltd, said: By developing an on-site IBAA facility, Covanta is ensuring that the IBA produced from the EfW facility can be managed in the most sustainable way providing a source of alternative aggregate for construction and infrastructure developers in the North West. Furthermore, the facility will create up to 11 full time jobs.
Ince Park is a joint venture project between Covanta Energy and Peel Environmental to deliver to UKs largest Eco Park. It is located in the North West of England on the south bank of the Manchester ship canal. The concept behind the Ince Park development is to increase waste recycling, reprocessing and energy recovery to create a centre for excellence for the emerging resource economy.
Work on the energy-from waste plant is expected to start later this year as part of the first phase of the Park development.
US-owned Covanta entered the UK market in 2005, with an office in the West Midlands. The company operates 46 facilities worldwide and treats more than 18 million tonnes of municipal waste every year.
Earlier this week, Covanta confirmed that it had withdrawn from the procurement process for a 1 billion long-term contract in North London (see letsrecycle.com story).
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