Reducing waste
in Leeds Converting waste in energy
The project – which is being implement- North East & Yorkshire
project is being built on the site of a former wholesale market in the city centre and once complete will reduce the amount of waste which is taken to landfill. At present 214,000 tonnes of waste from
A “It is believed that the
facility will save Leeds Council approximately £200m over the next 25 years.”
760,000 people within the Leeds area is sent to local landfill sites. This new facility will reduce this amount greatly, by trans- forming waste into reusable electricity for the National Grid. The new plant will take in black bin waste
which it will divide into recyclable and non-recyclable materials. The recyclable materials, such as cardboard and plastic, will be removed and recycled accordingly, whilst
be used to generate enough electricity to power up to 20,000 homes. It is believed that the facility will save
Leeds Council approximately £200m over the next 25 years.
By Alex Wiggan Editor
alex@romauk.net
01706 719972 multi-million pound project to
construct a new waste manage- ment plant in Leeds continues to make good progress. The
ed by Veolia and Leeds City Council – is being delivered by joint venture Clugston Construction
and CNIM. Clugston
Construction is part of the Clugston Group, a privately owned, limited group of businesses which has been in operation for more than 75 years. The project marks the sixth energy from
waste facility for Clugston Construction, following
projects in Staffordshire,
Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, Ridham and Shropshire and the fourth such project from Veolia. Work began on the project in October 2013. Whilst the design of the project shares
similarities to previous waste facilities, this scheme includes a glulam structure, with polycarbonate cladding and air cooled condensers. The glulam timber frame is one of the most striking features of the new facility and includes translu- cent sheets on its north face, with a green wall to the south elevation. Commenting on the design, Senior
the non-recyclable materials will
Project Manager, Tony Wing, said: “This one in particular is very different,
because of the glulam structure and the polycarbonate cladding. These materials are driven by Leeds City Council’s philos- ophy and approach.” The new facility includes three con-
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