Mike Russell, Scotland’s environment minister was the guest of honour at the official launch of an extension to an in-vessel composting facility.
The 4 new in-vessel tunnels at the Deerdykes Composting and Organics Recycling Facility will enable the recycling firm to compost food waste for the first time in its history.
Deerdykes Composting and Organics Recycling Facility first begun operations in 2006 and it has concentrated its efforts on garden waste but the new extensions will give it the capacity to process twenty four thousand tonnes of food waste every year.
The environment minister welcomed the conclusion of the plant’s expansion which had started last September saying it was an important development since it would enhance waste minimisation efforts in Scotland.
The Deerdykes Composting and Organics Recycling is the recycling plant of choice for four of the seven councils that are involved in the collection trials that were started by Remade Scotland towards the end of February.
Besides the composting facilities, there are plans to develop a process of anaerobic digestion for food and green waste to produce electricity which would then be used in powering the plant as well other consumers including supplying the national grid.
A spokesperson for Scottish Water Waste Services which own Deerdykes Composting and Organics Recycling revealed that planning permission for the Anaerobic Digestion facility had been given and contractors would be invited to tender for the designing and building of the facility.
If the plans come to fruition the plant will have the scope to process thirty thousand tonnes of waste every year through Anaerobic Digestion.
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