SITA UK Receives Permit For Suffolk EfW Facility
6 October 2011
Recycling and resource management company, SITA UK, has received an Environmental Permit to operate the Suffolk energy-from-waste facility
The permit, which is awarded by the Environment Agency, follows a period of consultation by the Agency with residents.
The award of the permit means that the Environment Agency is satisfied with SITA UK's proposals for managing the facility, which will manage all of Suffolk's non-recycled household waste over 25 years, producing electricity from waste that would otherwise be sent to landfill.
The permit sets limits and improvement targets to ensure the facility is operated safely for local people and the environment. Issues that are covered include emissions to air limits, noise and odour management, and an energy-saving plan.
Cliff Matthews, energy-from-waste (EfW) regional manager at SITA UK said: "The award of the permit from our regulator is an important step forward. We hope to begin construction work early in the new-year and once the EfW facility is up and running we will make sure that we match the high standards required by the Environment Agency."
"We will also continue to work closely with members of the community during the construction period."
Lisa Chambers, portfolio holder for waste with Suffolk County Council, said: "Energy from waste provides us with a cheaper, greener solution for dealing with household rubbish, which can't reasonably be recycled. Now the permit has been issued, we can press ahead with building the facility, which should be open by December 2014. Over the next 25 years, switching to energy from waste will be around £350m cheaper than continuing to landfill, and environmentally this technology is a much better option."
Darrel Moore
