SITA opens composting facility in Lincolnshire

The 25,000 tonne plant is owned by North Lincolnshire council, but SITA UK will operate the site on behalf of the council.

” With our plans to expand the brown bin scheme from February next year to almost every resident in North Lincolnshire, the plant will be a major asset.“
– Cllr Arthur Bunyan, North Lincolnshire council
North Lincolnshire council and SITA were able to fund the plant through the government's 140 million Waste Minimisation and Recycling Fund.

Most of the waste brought to the 2.5 million compost plant will come from households in North Lincolnshire. Although the council has said that the council's eight household recycling centres and parks in the area will also send their green waste there.

The new plant was opened by the minister of state for climate change and environment, Elliott Morley. The event was also attended by Per Anders Hjort, managing director of SITA UK, and Councillor Alan Holgate, the leader of North Lincolnshire council.

Milestone
Councillor Arthur Bunyan, cabinet member for neighbourhood services at North Lincolnshire, said: “This is a major milestone in our bid to reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfill and meet demanding recycling targets the government has set us.

“With our plans to expand the brown bin scheme from February next year to almost every resident in North Lincolnshire, the plant will be a major asset in helping recycle organic waste,” he added.

SITA UK's North Lincolnshire contract manager, Glennys Robinson, added: “From our experience up and down the country, composting is playing an ever more important role in the way we manage waste. This new facility is fantastic news for waste management in North Lincolnshire.”