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UK Landfill Recovery First In Europe

11 May 2011

A UK recycling company has achieved 100 percent materials re-use/recovery in a landfill recovery scheme believed to be the first in Europe

Family-owned firm Mytum & Selby Recycling has excavated a former landfill site in Goole, East Yorkshire, to build a dedicated recycling centre (MRF) for the area that is due to open 2012/13.

The MRF will provide a 225,000 tonne capacity for local authorities and local businesses in the area.

"Landfill is often an issue nobody wants to tackle, but because we have invested in the latest technology, we see it as a great opportunity," said Steve Carrie, managing director of Mytum & Selby Recycling. "At Goole we have been able to treat, re-use and recycle all the old landfill waste to help with levelling, landscaping and building the new centre.

"We recovered and refined builders' rubble, stone and tiling to bund the plant and build the recovery plant. All plastics, paper and glass were reclaimed and reprocessed and remaining food and organic waste has been treated at our specialist organics plant Maltings Organic and converted into compost for local farmers.

Carrie explained that when the centre is up and running next year, it will be achieving 90 percent recycling targets for all the waste treated from local authorities and local businesses and they will continue to strive for zero landfill to make the site completely sustainable.

"We know how vital it is for local authorities to reach stringent recycling targets for the communities they serve. Goole has given us the opportunity to show how the landfill challenge can be tackled and bring real benefits to the region," said Carrie.

Waste As A Commodity

The company will be looking into other technologies to accompany the MRF on the 17 Acre site to create fuels and energy from the final residual waste after the bulk segregation process of the MRF.

Mytum & Selby has also completed the latest round of investment in its Hull materials recycling centre, which will also open in 2012/13, with a further 225,000 tonnes capacity for local authority and commercial waste treatment.

The latest work includes the installation of a baling station utilising some of the former buildings on the site, which will act as a foothold for the future build.

"It's very important that we look at waste as a commodity and look to remove valuable materials from the waste stream prior to any final treatments," said Carrie. "This is something our company has been doing for over 30 years".

The MRF build is currently underway and plans for the residual treatment of waste are being progressed.

The company seeks to utilise the former use of the site to build an RDF and EFW system, seeking technology to bolt on to the back of the 11 acre site and treat the remaining 10 percent of the residual waste to create fuel and energy.

For more information visit www.mytumwasterecycling.com

Darrel Moore