Worth £8 million, the contract will divert materials previously sent to landfill to the Hersden Refuse Derived Fuel plant for treatment, and then transferred to energy from waste facilities to be converted into energy.
The contract began on 1 July 2016 and includes the processing of bulky waste from Canterbury city council and Thanet district council.
Gavin Graveson, chief operating officer public and commercial, Veolia UK said: “This new contract further increases our presence in Kent and will deliver cost savings to the council as well as environmental benefits in diverting a waste stream historically disposed to landfill.
“By introducing this service, using the latest technology and working closely with council, we are well placed to achieve the new diversion targets and replenish more precious resources.”
Recycling
Kent recently announced its continued partnership with Viridor for processing and selling dry kerbside recycling (see letsrecycle.com story).
Kent county council waste services manager, Kay Groves, said: “This contract is excellent news for our commitment to divert our waste from being sent to landfill.
“Veolia are using this waste – mainly bulky items which historically went into landfill and are known to be difficult to dispose of, for instance carpets, large pieces of furniture and hard plastics – to turn into fuel.”
The local authority also released its annual End Destinations report, claiming 90% of its waste was reprocessed in the UK, of which 72% within Kent (see letsrecycle.com story).
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