WASTE RECYCLING
Binn Group seeks additional capacity for EfW plant
REVISED plans are being lodged with Perth and Kinross Council to progress the £70 million development of a next generation Energy From Waste (EfW) plant at Binn EcoPark near Glenfarg.
Owner Binn Group – one of Scotland’s leading independent waste management providers – is seeking approval to upgrade existing permission previously granted in 2006, which will enable it to tackle Scotland’s growing need for alternative resource management solutions to landfill at a local level.
The new plans request a 41% increase in incinerator capacity and modifications to the building design which Binn Group claims are crucial in meeting demand for a lower carbon solution to the area’s non- recyclable waste issues.
Revised plans envisage increasing the plant capacity from 60,000 tonnes to 84,900 tonnes per annum – retaining it as one of the smallest commercial EfW plants in the UK and the smallest on mainland Scotland.
Binn Group chief executive Allan MacGregor said that the modified plans would allow the company to progress with a development which would bring significant employment and economic benefits to the area as well as providing a cleaner solution for non-recyclable waste.
“If plans are approved, we would hope to start work later this year, creating 200 jobs during the 28-month construction and development phase, with 30 permanent jobs once the plant is operational – hopefully by early 2023,” he explained. “The work represents a £70 million capital investment and will ultimately result in an estimated Gross Value Added (GVA) of around £12.6 million for Scotland and £2.8 million locally.
“The captured electricity will feed the national grid and, as a component of the energy is renewable, will contribute to the on-going decarbonisation of Scotland’s power supply. Waste heat from the plant will be utilised to support businesses in the EcoPark and possibly for supply to
nearby businesses in the local community, ensuring that there is a high level of energy use efficiency by the plant.”
Mr MacGregor explained that a Scottish Government ban on waste being sent to landfill – due to be enforced within a few years – necessitated the urgent need for alternative solutions for non-recyclable waste.
“Too much of this resource stream is currently shipped abroad when we could process it here through a more carbon- friendly solution such as EfW,” he said.
“Binn Group strongly believes that smaller multi-technical resource management platforms should be developed at local level to manage waste streams as close to their generation point as possible.”
The previously approved EfW facility under review is part of the 200-acre Binn EcoPark site, designated for waste management uses in the adopted Local Development Plan 2019.
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