Sterecycle gets the go-ahead to build recycling plant in Cardiff, Wales

9 July 2009

Sterecycle, a UK waste recycling technology company, has been granted planning permission to build and operate a new recycling plant near Cardiff in Wales that will divert refuse from landfill.

Cardiff Council granted approval which paves the way for an investment of up to £50m by the company. The plant, expected to commence commercial operations in spring 2011, will provide a clean alternative to mass burn incineration, as a means to achieving the UK’s obligations under the EU Landfill Directive.

It will have a capacity to process around 200,000 tonnes annually of unsorted household or commercial waste and is expected to handle municipal waste from councils in South Wales.

The plant will be the first of five new plants to be built and operated by Sterecycle as part of a £200m expansion over a four year investment programme.

Duncan Grierson, chief executive of Sterecycle, said, ‘We are thrilled to have received approval from Cardiff Council to build our first plant in Wales. This is good news for the local councils since our plant will provide an innovative solution to reducing dependence on landfill. Our technology offers a clean alternative to the landfilling or incineration of waste. We will also be creating a significant number of long-term ‘green’ jobs for local people.’

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