Planning bid for food waste plant
Planning approval is being sought for a plant in the Swansea Valley capable of turning food waste from over 350,000 homes into electricity and fertiliser.
The South West Wales Regional Waste Consortium, which includes Swansea, Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and Bridgend councils, is looking to procure a regional anaerobic digestion facility to treat household waste from south west Wales.
The Swansea Valley application for a plant at Pwllfawatkin, near Pontardawe, will be submitted by waste management specialists the Waste Recycling Group (WRG).
The company is staging two public exhibitions so that residents local to the proposed plant have the opportunity to examine the plans before they are submitted to the planning authority.
The first exhibition will be held at Gwaun Cae Gurwen Community Hall, on Monday 31 October between 10.30am and 4pm. On Tuesday November 1 the exhibition will move to Pontardawe Arts Centre between 11 am and 8 pm.
Said Mike Bullard from WRG: “The plant will use micro-organisms to break down biodegradable food waste in order to produce fertiliser and bio-gas which will be used to generate enough electricity to meet the demands of some 5,000 homes.
“The plant will be able to process around 52,000 tonnes of food waste a year which will come from the regular household food waste collections from the five county councils involved in the proposed scheme.
“In addition to generating electricity a nutrient rich fertiliser will also be produced which can be used to cultivate agricultural land.”
The local authority procurement process is ongoing and WRG is one of two bidders and associated sites being considered. The five councils have yet to agree a final shortlist. WRG's planning application will be submitted to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council in mid November for their consideration.
The South West Wales Regional Waste Consortium, which includes Swansea, Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and Bridgend councils, is looking to procure a regional anaerobic digestion facility to treat household waste from south west Wales.
The Swansea Valley application for a plant at Pwllfawatkin, near Pontardawe, will be submitted by waste management specialists the Waste Recycling Group (WRG).
The company is staging two public exhibitions so that residents local to the proposed plant have the opportunity to examine the plans before they are submitted to the planning authority.
The first exhibition will be held at Gwaun Cae Gurwen Community Hall, on Monday 31 October between 10.30am and 4pm. On Tuesday November 1 the exhibition will move to Pontardawe Arts Centre between 11 am and 8 pm.
Said Mike Bullard from WRG: “The plant will use micro-organisms to break down biodegradable food waste in order to produce fertiliser and bio-gas which will be used to generate enough electricity to meet the demands of some 5,000 homes.
“The plant will be able to process around 52,000 tonnes of food waste a year which will come from the regular household food waste collections from the five county councils involved in the proposed scheme.
“In addition to generating electricity a nutrient rich fertiliser will also be produced which can be used to cultivate agricultural land.”
The local authority procurement process is ongoing and WRG is one of two bidders and associated sites being considered. The five councils have yet to agree a final shortlist. WRG's planning application will be submitted to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council in mid November for their consideration.
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