Carbon8 begins Avonmouth aggregate site construction
Construction has begun at Carbon8 Aggregates’ £4 million manufacturing facility at Avonmouth, with production of secondary aggregates to begin in late 2015.
Around 75% of the Bristol-based plant’s future capacity has already been contracted due to ‘high demand’ from the energy from waste industry.
The firm produces pellets from flue gas treatment residues, a by-product of the incineration process that has traditionally been landfilled.
The plant will produce a carbon-negative secondary aggregate product for the construction industry – dubbed Carbon8 Aggregate. Once fully operational, the plant will capture around 2,000 tonnes of CO2 a year.
Carbon8 managing director, Steve Greig, said: “We are already in discussion with numerous potential local outlets for our aggregates and expect orders to increase considerably once production is under way.”
enitial retains Oxfordshire landfill contract
Monitoring specialist enitial has retained a three-year contract to manage 10 of Oxfordshire county council’s landfill sites.
The company has been providing landfill monitoring services for the council since 2010 and the new contract has the potential to be extended by a further two years.
The contract will see enitial monitor gas, groundwater, leachate and surface water levels using specialist software which records real-time data and produces reports.
The firm will also be in charge of ensuring vegetation, infrastructure and access to sites is well maintained.
Amanda Morbey, account manager at enitial, said: “We are delighted that our relationship with Oxfordshire county council will continue. Being able to provide additional services such as support from Technically Competent Managers and grounds maintenance demonstrates our flexibility and suitability as a local authority partner.”
Rebecca Harwood, service delivery manager at Oxfordshire county council, added: “We were impressed with the comprehensive supporting documentation provided in enitial’s tender bid.”
Newport Paper wins Hills paper contract
Shropshire-based paper recycler Newport Paper is to recycle around 12,000 tonnes of paper collected by Hills Waste Solutions in Wiltshire.
The paper will be transported from Wiltshire where Hills collects the material from households, CA sites and paper banks under its kerbside collection contract with the council.
Newport claims to have won the contract to recycle the paper due to a ‘minimum price guarantee’ in conjunction with a ‘long term contract’.
From Newport, the material will be sent to the Stora Enso Langerbrugge Mill in Belgium, one of Europe’s largest newsprint reprocessors.
Matthew Hoare, managing director of Newport Paper, said: “With uncertainty in the paper market caused by the unfortunate demise of Aylesford Newsprint and the reduction in input tonnages at UPM Shotton, Newport Paper’s strong relationship with UK and European reprocessors means we can guarantee all of the contracts we currently have with local authorities and waste management companies.
“In fact, we are still looking for additional supplies of good quality clean newspapers and magazines and mixed papers in the UK.”
Mick George launches commercial waste service
Cambridgeshire-based waste operator Mick George has launched a commercial waste service in response to increasing demand for an ‘environmentally-friendly’ disposal solution for its customers.
The service will recycle 100% of all commercial waste collected by Mick George customers, and includes delivery of a new fleet of vehicles.
The company has appointed Ian Phillips as general manager of the commercial waste arm, whose nine years’ experience in the waste industry includes working as a depot manager, running a waste fleet and managing a sales force.
Mr Phillips said: “Commercial waste isn’t high on the agenda of most businesses but, when it does find its way to the top of the list, it is generally because the waste disposal service has proved expensive, is inflexible or unreliable, or the provider is not able to offer a service that matches the company’s environmental priorities.”
Mick George has traditionally specialised in skip hire and aggregate supply since 1978. In 2015, the firm won the Cambridge Business Award for Growth.
Enviroparks waste facility construction begins
Construction of a materials recycling facility in the South Wales Valleys has begun – the first phase of a £100 million energy from waste centre to be developed in the region.
Enviroparks, which has received government backing via a £150 million, 15-year renewable energy subsidy to produce electricity from advanced thermal treatment of waste at the site.
When completed, the energy produced will be used to power the Hirwaun industrial site with spare capacity to be sold.
Welsh Government minister for economy, science and transport, Edwina Hart, who attended the ground-breaking ceremony, said the multi-phase project could bring hundreds of jobs to the region.
She said: “I am very pleased to see this project go ahead with Welsh Government support, as it will contribute to our objective for Wales to become a world leader in green energy.”
Enviroparks’ managing director David Williams, added: “It’s taken us a while to get to this point in a challenging financial market but we now have the key partnerships to commence the development and get underway in Hirwaun.”
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