Plans for a giant composting plant near Telford which would process up to 64,000 tonnes of waste each year and reduce landfill are to go before parish Councillors. Veolia Environmental Services want to build the plant next to Granville Community Recycling Centre in Grange Lane, Donnington Wood.
Local Parish Councils have organised a public meeting to debate the planning application. The facility, if given planning permission by Telford & Wrekin Council would be up and running by 2013.
Cat Slaytor, spokeswoman for Veolia said "We dont have a date for its opening yet but it will be 16 weeks before the planning department hears the application, then assuming we get permission we will go out to tender for contractors. The final opening will be in mid-2013, we think."
The new plant would create six full time posts (as well as numerous construction jobs during the building phase). The completed facility would include eight tunnels which would be made on reinforced concrete. Each would be five meters high and together the site would be able to compost up to 64,000 tonnes per annum of mixed garden waste, food waste and cardboard. It is anticipated that about 50,000 tonnes would come from Shropshire Council and the remainder would be allocated for waste collected by Telford & Wrekin Council or commercial sources.
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