Covanta Energy is proposing a new Energy-from-Waste (EfW) plant near Middlewich (UK) to handle all Cheshire’s non-recyclable household waste.

The plant, at the Midpoint 18 Business Park, will be large enough to handle all the County’s household waste that cannot be recycled or composted, plus a proportion of non-recyclable waste from local shops, offices and businesses. Low-cost electricity from the plant will be offered to around 20,000 local homes.

At the moment, Cheshire residents produce around 434,000 tonnes of household waste a year. Almost a third is now recycled or processed for compost, with a target of 54% by 2020. This still leaves almost half to be disposed of, ideally without landfill. The proposal addresses the need to deal with this ‘residual’ waste, with the added benefit of generating electricity for local use at the same time.

A Community Newsletter has been produced to inform local residents about the proposal, and to invite all interested parties to view and discuss the plans at a local Public Exhibition. Please click here to view the newsletter.

• February 2008
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