The incinerator proposed for Splott in Cardiff will receive an extended deadline for residents to voice their concerns prior to the Cardiff council granting an environmental permit. Environment Agency Wales initially backed the proposed plant and but has extended the deadline for consultations by 10 days after concerns arose that residents would not have time to comment due to a school holiday. Cardiff council has already given the project planning permission. According to a statement from Environment Agency Wales, the body wants to make sure that all householders have ample time to comment and voice concerns regarding the planned facility. It also ... Full Story

Rotorua has just received a $1 million grant to construct its new human waste processing plant. New Zealand Environment Minister Nick Smith announced that the funding would be granted to the council from the Government’s Waste Minimisation Fund. Making a statement at Scion yesterday, the Minister said that the project would benefit both Rotorua and the country overall. He added that the nation prided itself in using methods that were 100 per cent pure and said that Rotorua would have a challenge in that a large portion of the population lives away from the coast. The minister further said that New Zealand ... Full Story

The green light has been given for a controversial new biomass incinerator slated to be built in Glenavy. The North’s Environment Minister Edwin Poots approved the power plant yesterday amidst strong protests from Co Antrim residents and environmental groups. Upon completion, the proposed plant will generate enough electricity to power up to 25,000 residences. Rose Energy is behind the move, which is a joint venture firm comprised of the three largest poultry producers in the area; O’Kane Poultry, Glenfarm Holdings and Moy Park. The new facility will also bring 40 new jobs into the area as well as provide construction jobs for ... Full Story

Construction began today on the world’s first ever industrial scale waste-to-biofuel facility. Being built by privately-owned Enerkem Inc, the $75 million plant will be in Edmonton, Alberta and be able to generate enough biofuel to run over 400,000 vehicles each year using a five per cent ethanol fuel blend. Canada has been taking a forefront in the internationally community in biofuel investments as a means to reduce its carbon footprint. The country will announce in September that all petrol must have five per cent renewable content. Enerkem has obtained a 25-year agreement with the local Edmonton council to use 100,000 tonnes of ... Full Story

Cerebra Integrated Technologies, one of India’s premier total IT Solutions retailers, announced a new partnership with Cimelia Resource Recovery Pte Ltd, India’s biggest e-waste recycling firm. The alliance will allow Cerebra Integrated to begin work on its proposed e-waste recycling facility, set to be constructed near Bangalore. Located on 10 acres of land in the region, the new electronic waste recycling unit will be set-up entirely by Cimelia including machinery. The recycling firm will also aid Cerebra in the managing of the new facility. Appropriately dubbed the E-waste plant, the new recycling unit will allow Cerebra Integrated to double its e-waste recycling ... Full Story

A team of 60 firefighters are tackling a large fire at a recycling facility in Horwich. After being called to the Armstrong Group recycling plant, fire crews have continued to try to contain the blaze that broke out at 2 am after hundreds of tonnes of plastic refuse caught fire. Traffic has been shut down on Chorley New Road and the plume of smoke resulting can be seen for miles outside the facility. A support vehicle and eight of the county’s fire engines have been called to the scene. A Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said that crews arrived to ... Full Story

A proposal for a series of waste plants in Basildon, Rivenhall and Colchester has been met with controversy after a new document revealed the initial plans. Essex County Council will launch a consultation detailing where the county’s waste is being sent and how best to manage it. County Hall has requested that companies begin submitting proposals for ways to better handle household black bag waste. The winning scheme will be selected by the council to receive a £100million in private grant funding. Initially reports indicated that just one major waste processing facility, which would encompass recycling, treatment, composting and energy recovery would ... Full Story

Firefighters are battling a large blaze at a recycling plan in Edinburgh that began yesterday. With smoke clouds visible as far away as Fife, the blaze has so far required the efforts of six fire engines and four specialised appliances. The Biffa plant, located on West Shore Road, has already had its roof cave in and the steel structure is beginning to buckle. Furthermore, the fire, at its height, required eight firefighters to enter the building in oxygen masks. Fire Group Manager Robert Taylor said on the scene that the call about the fire came in around 5.25 am and personnel were ... Full Story

A waste company has been placed in administration following a large fire that has ruined the firm. With the North Yorkshire-based company going into administration, more than 30 jobs in the area are expected to be lost. The firm, which was forced to make 33 of its 37 staff redundant this week, suffered staggering losses after its facility at Marston Moor Business Park in Tockwith was consumed by the blaze. BCB Environmental Management Ltd will retain the remaining five members of its staff to oversee clean-up at the site, but then will make them redundant as well. Sheffield’s P&A Partnership will take ... Full Story

The plan’s for the controversial new waste processing plant proposed for North Yorkshire will be released to the public during the next few days, councilors have said. Aimed at diverting waste in the area from landfill, the proposed waste incinerator has met with protests from local residents and environmental groups. The facility, which will include a multi-million pound incinerator, will be able to process hundreds of tonnes of rubbish per year for the council. However, the facility, to be built at Allerton Waste Recovery Park, has met with large amounts of public disapproval. This has prompted those supporting the scheme to ... Full Story

Villagers in Caerphilly are planning a protest after odour from rotting food waste at a local compost centre has become a burden. Residents in Gelligaer, Nelson and Penybryn said that they can smell the Bryn compost site causing them to be unable to open their windows during the summer. They aim to protest and force the firm to take immediate action. The rally will be held at Greenhill school in Gelligaer on Wednesday. The composting firm said that it is already working alongside the Environment Agency for a more long term solution to the problem. However, Ray Matthews, a resident from Gelligaer ... Full Story

Residents in North Yorkshire have taken to protesting as councillors gear up to make a decision on a proposal for a controversial waste incinerator in the borough. A decision will be handed down next month as to whether or not to approve the plant, which will be built nearby to Knaresborough and Harrogate, amidst calls for improved recycling rates as an alternative to the incinerator. The county council has said that the site will only serve to complement its plans to boost recycling efforts in the community. Cllr John Savage is adamant, however, that if recycling rates ... Full Story