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Construction Of A New EfW Facility To Kick Off In April

07 March 2011

The construction of Lincolnshire's first Energy from Waste facility will kick off in April this year following the signing of the contract with the preferred bidder, Waste Recycling Group, on Friday, 4 March 2011.

The Lincolnshire Waste Partnership (LWP), which is a joint collaboration of Lincolnshire County Council and the Environment Agency, is behind the planning and construction of this facility that will reduce the amount of waste Lincolnshire sends to landfill. Waste Recycling Group, which has been appointed by the partnership will design, build and operate the EfW facility for the county.

The location chosen for the facility is a 3.1 hectares area at North Hykeham and once built and operational, the facility will treat up to 150,000 tonnes of residual waste a year, with the added benefits of generating electricity from the waste that will be sold to the National Grid.

Furthermore, the plant will include a visitor's centre and will directly help create 33 jobs and significant employment opportunities during its construction phase.

Councillor Lewis Strange, Chairman of the LWP, commented: "Complementing the county's excellent record in recycling waste, this facility heralds a new beginning for the disposal of waste produced by local residents. The facility will avoid the spiraling costs of sending waste that can't be recycled to landfill, saving the authority millions of pounds each year in rising taxation and new EU fines.

"In addition, the facility will produce enough electricity to power over 10,000 homes and businesses. The Authority will also now look to further exploit the potential of the facility to develop a district heating scheme to heat thousands of local homes and businesses."

Speaking about the timelines involved in the advertising and contracting process, Mr. Strange added: "To have reached this stage just 30 months after advertising the contract could well be record pace, which is testimony to the dedicated work behind the scenes at the authority along with the support of local people and councilors. Work can now begin on constructing a first rate facility. We look forward to working with WRG, who come with an impressive track record in this field, along with their sub-contractors CNIM and local business Clugston."

Paul Taylor, chief executive of WRG, said: "This is an important milestone for FCC in the UK as it underscores the Group's enthusiasm to build further on the vital services it provides for people through sustainable waste, resource and energy management. Now we are looking forward to getting to work with the County Council to deliver an energy from waste facility that the people of Lincolnshire deserve and will be proud of."

Krishna Buddhiraju