Lincolnshire county council is set to hold a special tree-planting ceremony this week to mark the official start of construction at the site of the North Hykeham energy-from-waste incinerator.
Representatives of the county council, local council and waste contractor Waste Recycling Group (WRG) will attend the ceremony on Thursday (May 12) to commemorate the beginning of the construction phase on the 145 million, 150,000 tonne-a-year capacity plant.
Confirmed dignitaries atttending the event, which will see over 80 trees planted as part of a landscaping scheme at the energy-from-waste (EfW) plant site, include Councillor Martin Hill, leader of Lincolnshire county council, Cllr Lewis Strange, chair of the Lincolnshire Waste Partnership, and Suzanne Sampson, Mayor of North Hykeham.
Lincolnshire county council awarded WRG the contract in March 2011 to develop the plant, which is set to be used to treat the local authoritys residual waste (see letsrecycle.com story).
Speaking ahead of the event, Cllr Strange, said: We already have one of the top recycling rates in the country, well exceeding government targets, and Id urge people to carry on recycling all they can.
“The EfW facility works hand-in-hand with our marvellous recycling efforts, as the electricity it produces means we recover something useful from the waste that cant be recycled.
He added that the ceremony on Thursday would mark a momentous stage in developing waste treatment infrastructure in the county.
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Scunthorpe-based Clugston Construction, alongside technology partner CNIM, have been chosen by WRG to build the new plant and began ground work on the North Hykeham site at the end of April 2011.
Paul Taylor, chief executive of WRG, said: We are very proud to be playing our part in helping the people of Lincolnshire deal sustainably and effectively with the waste left over after recycling. Lincolnshire county council have certainly put themselves at the forefront of good resource management in the UK and we are fully committed to delivering this ground-breaking facility for them.
The plant, which is designed to produce 11MW of electricity for supply to the National Grid, is expected to be up-and-running by the end of 2013.
WRG, which is owned by Spanish firm FCC, was named preferred bidder for the 25-yearLincolnshire deal ahead of a consortium between Shanks Group and US EfW specialists Wheelabrator Technologies in October 2010 (see letsrecycle.com story).
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