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or anyone that is partial to potatoes, the famous Jersey Royal, grown from the rich soil of the island, would certainly be one of those spuds at the top of your favourites list and so is the very innovative green waste that is being specially processed to grow them.


To find out more, Finning News recently visited the island, to meet with Denis Van der Vliet, Operations manager for solid waste and the man who is responsible for running its state-of-the-art green waste processing facility, which now includes a brand new electric Komptech Crambo 5000 shredder.


With the cost of moving waste off the island for processing totally uneconomical, Denis and his team, have recently been part of a multi-million pound investment in a brand new sustainable approach to waste processing on the island.


Financed by the Infrastructure department of the States of Jersey Government, new commercial, domestic and green waste processing facilities have been constructed at an integrated site, known as La Colette. With the green waste plant located next to a brand new energy from waste facility, the aim of the site is to be carbon neutral, as well as innovative in its approach to 100% waste processing as Denis explained:


“Having the ability to be part of the planning process of a purpose built site like this, has allowed us to really think about how to be as efficient as possible when it comes to the processing of green waste.


“So in-line with overall island waste strategy, we have not only looked at the general green waste we receive, but also at harder to process waste, to see if we can recycle this into a desirable and usable product.


WASTE FIT FOR ROYALS


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It is also good to know that we are supporting our farmers and the Jersey Royals that make an important contribution to the overall economy of the island.


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