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Mercia Receives Approval For EnviRecover

02 March 2011

Mercia Waste Management's planning application for EnviRecover has been finally approved by Worcestershire County Council. The application ensued intense debate in the Council Chambers and currently awaits decision on the planning permission by the secretary of state, following a public enquiry. The 200,000 tonne energy from waste facility, is designed to recover value from left over municipal waste generated within the two counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Commenting on the decision, John Plant, co-director at Mercia, said: "We are pleased that the local councillors for Worcestershire have resolved to grant permission for our planning application, however we are aware that the process has not concluded and we will wait the secretary of state's decision. We hope the secretary of state will recognize that this is an important decision to be made locally, by Worcestershire County Council. And not recover the application for his own determination.

"If approved, EnviRecover will allow Worcestershire and Herefordshire to significantly reduce the amount of waste that is sent to landfill, helping the fight against climate change and generating renewable energy whilst avoiding landfill tax burdens."

Mercia Waste Management is the contractor of Herefordshire Council and Worcestershire County Council for municipal waste treatment and disposal and the three groups signed a 25 year contract under the Private Finance Initiative in the year 1998, which has been delivering an integrated waste management service to the two counties. Recovery of energy from waste is the foundation of the integrated waste management solution that complements reduce, reuse and recycle activities across the region.

The planning application has now been referred to the government office for the West Midlands and is now subject to a 21 day call in period by the secretary of state who will make the decision based on his own discretion or allow the County Council to formally grant planning permission.

Krishna Buddhiraju