EA hands Viridor permit for Ardley EfW
The permission allows Viridor to operate the 300,000 tonnes-a-year capacity plant, which it is developing treat residual waste on behalf of Oxfordshire county council. The initial application for the plant near Bicester was refused by Oxfordshire county council in October 2009, however, Viridor appealed the decision and a public inquiry into the proposal was completed in July 2010 (see letsrecycle.com story). The company remains hopeful that it will receive planning permission for the plant with Oxfordshire county council confirming its intention to sign its waste disposal contract with Viridor in the autumn (see letsrecycle.com story).
Speaking on behalf of the company, project manager Robert Ryan said: “We are proposing a facility which will use state-of-the-art technology, capable to deliver an effective alternative to landfill that meets to the strictest environmental standards. The Agency's decision demonstrates that our proposals are sound, safe and robust.”
Essex and Southend-on-Sea launch waste consultation
Essex county council and Southend-on-Sea borough council are launching a public consultation for their joint planning and waste management strategy to 2031.
The consultation document, which is set to be made publically available this week (October 7), covers all types of waste from household to commercial and construction waste, and also considers criteria for identifying the types and locations of future waste management facilities. The process, which will run to December 2 2010, focuses on providing an up-to-date planning policy framework to meet future waste needs, and to determine planning applications for the management and disposal of all waste including commercial and industrial waste, which also covers the role of the permitted waste treatment sites. Feedback from individual consultation responses, roadshows and workshops will inform the next stage of the consultation,which is due to take place November 2011.
Commenting on the consultation process, Essex county councillor John Jowers, cabinet member for planning and communities, said: “We all need to deal with our waste in a sustainable manner, moving away from a throwaway society, to preserving and protecting our natural resources and environment.”
WEEE schemes team up to launch “robust” consortium
Advantage Waste Brokers, ComplyDirect and WeeeComply have formed the consortium to collect WEEE from Derbyshire county council's civic amenity sites, in an arrangement which aims to make it easier for the schemes to more easily meet their members' obligations under the WEEE regulations. The “robust” consortium is being led by Advantage Waste Brokers, which holds a contract with Derbyshire county council to clear WEEE from its designated collection facilities (DCFs).
Andrew Francis, managing director for one of the consortium partners WeeeComply, explained that: “In line with the requirements of the regulations we're trying to match our obligation with funding actual collection.” He added: “If there are fluctuations we deal with it within the consortium.”
Haringey awards CD Waste furniture waste deal
The London borough of Haringey has awarded London-based CD Waste Management a combined contract for the collection and recycling of furniture and fixings from all council offices and schools.
The two-year contract, which started on Friday (October 1), was hailed by the North East London council as a means of it reducing negative environmental impacts as well as offering revenue opportunities to businesses that reprocess or reuse the material. CD Waste Management said it was offering Haringey an opportunity to tackle the “triple bottom line” of economy, environment and society. CD Waste, which is based at Bermondsey, in South East London, covers London and the South East of England, collecting waste that is serviced and reprocessed at five privately owned facilities within London.
Murray Carcary, sales manager at CD Waste, said “If items can be reused and if they fit a certain criteria, hopefully we will be in a position to offer Haringey a rebate. If reuse is not an option all items will be broken down into their core components and reprocessed via our own in house reprocessing sites. Any material that we cannot reprocess will be processed via our RDF facility in London.”
Durham to debate future of arms-length waste body
Durham county council is to consider the future options for the its arms-length waste management body, or Local Authority Waste Disposal Company (LAWDC), the Durham County Waste Management Company (DCWMC).
Durham, which has an 84% share in the company, has appointed Ernst & Young to seek market interest in the commercial and industrial activities of the body. The principal operating company of the DCWMC is independent waste and recycling firm Premier Waste Management, which is based in County Durham. This move is aimed at increasing recycling and reducing reliance on landfill for residual waste disposal and comes as Durham seeks to restructure the local authority's waste management services. The work on the LAWDC will lead to a market engagement exercise scheduled to start shortly, with a view to procuring new contracts across a range of waste services in 2011.
Terry Collins, corporate director for neighbourhood services at Durham county council said: “We are willing to discuss a range of proposals suggested by any interested parties. Durham is striving to develop high quality, high performing waste management services, and that means looking at all the options.”
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