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Discussing EfW: A subject that really, really matters


DESPITE THE threat of a triple dip recession and the woes of the UK economy which is buckling under the pressure of austerity measures, it was highly gratifying to see over 200 people at last week’s 9th International Energy from Waste Conference in London Not only that, but the event


could not have included more ‘top notch’ industry luminaries if it had tried. These included Estelle Brachlianoff, CEO of Veolia Environment Services (UK) to David Palmer-Jones, CEO of SITA UK, Edward Northam, co-head of waste & bionergy, Green Investment Bank and Dr Colin


Church, director, climate waste an atmosphere, Defra. See what I mean by industry luminaries? Although planning continues to be a bit of bugbear topic, it didn’t take


up so much airtime this year. Instead financing and feedstock were two of the issues which preoccupied speakers and delegates alike. On another subject, isn’t it interesting how some concepts can fall by


the wayside while others capture people’s imagination? I am referring to David Cameron’s ‘big society’ (the flagship policy idea


of the 2010 UK Conservative Party general election manifesto) and which gets very little media attention nowadays - apart from the occasional scoff - while the new star in town is the ‘circular economy’ (which according to our old friend Mr Wikipedia refers to an industrial economy that is, by design or intention, restorative) and which has been rather brilliantly picked up by Dame Ellen MacArthur and which got many reverent mentions during the conference. Perhaps we can persuade Dame Ellen to be our keynote speaker at next year’s EfW Conference? But however significant the topics, whether it’s policy, financial issues,


an analysis of future waste arisings and the implications for infrastructure development, there was nonetheless one thing most delegates seemed to value most: namely, networking. After all, what price the opportunity to meet people face-to-face and chat? Incalculable, it would seem.


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Palm backs Aintree for new NW recycling facility


PALM RECYCLING has opened its new North West recycling centre, based in Aintree, Merseyside. The new Aintree facility is


reportedly more than double the size of the company’s Kirkby facility which it replaces. According to a Palm Recycling


spokesperson: “It is the result of Palm Recycling’s programme of continuous investment to raise further levels of material quality and service to its customers in the North West.” The new facility takes paper,


cans, glass, textiles and food waste collected from local households


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Partnership signs food waste facility contract


A CONTRACT to build a food waste treatment facility through a partnership between the City of Edinburgh and Midlothian Councils and a private sector company has been signed this week. Alauna Renewable Energy (ARE)


has agreed a 20-year deal to build and operate the plant on behalf of the councils.


ARE is expected to begin


construction of the facility next year ahead of its scheduled opening date in 2015. Jim Orr at the City of Edinburgh


Council, said: “A staggering one third of the rubbish in our bins at home is made up of food waste, and the introduction of food waste recycling in Edinburgh last year has already led to a drop in the amount of waste being buried in the ground.” The separate procurement of a


residual waste treatment contract is said to be progressing well. Initial dialogue with four remaining bidders is nearing conclusion and an invitation to submit detailed tenders is expected later this year.


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in Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council as part of their weekly kerbside collections. Ruairi Holyoake, North West


operations manager, Palm Recycling (pictured above), said: “The new location gives us so much more capacity, which means we can take a wider range of materials, as well as store more before reprocessing. “At present we’re taking 32,000


tonnes of material per annum, but we aim to increase this in the future with additional contract opportunities within the region.” The material streams arriving at the facility are stored in bays for


onward haulage to UK material end users. The mixed can material is


processed and sorted into high grade steel and aluminium grades using sorting technology on site at the facility. Newspapers and magazines are


transferred to parent company, Palm Paper, and its mill in Kings Lynn for reprocessing into fresh newsprint. The new Aintree facility takes


kerbside collected material from over 130,000 Sefton households as well as bring bank contracts and other contracted volumes throughout the region.


East Sussex waste blueprint could spell end for landfill


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A NEW ‘green’ plan for dealing with waste and minerals could lead to the need for landfill in the East Sussex area virtually disappearing within three years, according to the county council. The blueprint, which outlines


how authorities tackle waste through the planning process, has been adopted by East Sussex County Council, Brighton & Hove City Council and the South Downs National Park Authority. The plan, which is said to


include some of the most ambitious targets in the country for waste recovery, will support residents and businesses in cutting waste and aims to render landfill virtually redundant by 2015-16. The area’s one existing landfill


site at Pebsham, near Hastings is not


expected to be replaced once full. Keith Glazier of East Sussex County Council, said: “Importantly, the plan does not include any new landfill sites and will encourage much greater recovery of material and energy from waste from businesses in the near future.” The plan, which has received the


backing of a government planning inspector, covers East Sussex, Brighton & Hove and areas of the South Downs National Park. Phélim MacCafferty at Brighton


& Hove City Council, said: “We now have a plan that will help us minimise waste and which demonstrates the successful positive collaboration between the three authorities.” The plan, which will be used by the authorities as the basis for


determining planning applications for waste and minerals-related development, can be found online at http://consult.eastsussex.gov.uk/ portal


Croydon kids tackle grime with videos


A DOZEN teenagers have made four videos for Croydon’s ‘Keep It Clean’ campaign. The films feature a mixture of


live action, animation and puppetry which look at the problems of litter, fly-tipping and dog fouling and were scripted, filmed and edited by the young people themselves. In one sequence an


inconsiderate dog owner gets a pungent reminder of what her dog left behind after a friend treads the mess into her living room. Another video shows how ‘uncool’ it is to


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drop cigarettes especially if the result is a large fine for littering. And the problem of rats being attracted to food waste is brought to life with the help of a family of puppet rodents. Leah Smith, aged 12, said: ”If


there are bins around I don’t see why people don’t use them for their rubbish. If there aren’t any bins around you can always take it to the next one, or even take it home. “The project has taught be a lot


about filmmaking and anti-littering. I hope we get to do more projects like this in the future. I know we had a lot


of fun making these, especially the dog poo one.” The videos are available on


YouTube and links can be found at www.croydon.gov.uk/keepitclean


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