The park, which is intended to be built on the MWDA's existing site in Gillmoss, is set to see the construction of a 100,000 tonne -capacity materials recovery facility (MRF) as part of the Authority's £3billion plan to tackle household waste in the region.
Carl Beer, director of the MWDA, said “This facility is vital to the future success of council recycling services and waste disposal on Merseyside because it will enable us to process large quantities of recyclable waste and cut our very expensive reliance on landfill.
“While it can only be part of the solution to Merseyside's needs, it will ultimately help save tax payers' money and improve recycling rates at the same time,” he added.
Designs for the recycling park on the 22-acre site at Stonebridge Lane, north of Liverpool, were first unveiled in September, when it was also announced that the site could eventually be used to process organic waste in enclosed facilities (see letsrecycle.com story).
The 22-acre site at Stonebridge Lane, Gillmoss, is already owned by the MWDA and is currently being used as a waste transfer station, and is set to be managed by the successful tender for MWDA waste management and recycling contract being contested between Veolia Environmental Services and SITA UK (see letsrecycle.com story).
A final decision by Liverpool city council is expected in spring 2009, with the MWDA hopeful of beginning construction in the months following approval with hopes of being operational by 2010.
The submission of the planning application follows an information exercise carried out by the MWDA over autumn, explaining the plans of the proposed recycling park to 19,000 residents and local businesses.
Once the plan is formally submitted, a public consultation is due to be undertaken by Liverpool city council a part of the planning process.
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