The firm announced that it had agreed a 25-year lease for the 10-acre site, owned by the Mashall family, last week (February 11). The previous operator, Bristol-based energy firm Purepower Ltd, went into liquidation in August 2012.
According to Mick George Ltd, existing planning and permits are already in place and the plant, located just off the A14, will be used primarily for composting garden waste and wood recycling. Other forms of waste arriving at the site will be sorted and sent for processing at other Mick George recycling facilities.
The Ellington facility includes two large, enclosed recycling sheds and has the capacity to handle around 10,000 tonnes of mainly source segregated skip waste each month.
Screening
The firm also said it is looking to install state-of-the-art screening and shredding equipment to sort, grade and break down the green waste into manageable particles, which will then dry and decompose to produce a rich, black gardening compost.
Additional plans for the centre include wood, plasterboard and aggregate recycling, which will provide recycled materials for a variety of uses, such as animal bedding, MDF manufacture, cement components and cat litter.
Neil Johnson, technical and waste director at Mick George Limited, said: This is very exciting for us. It supports our recycling strategy in a big way.
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He added: Initially we will concentrate on green waste management from this depot but hope ultimately to recycle many elements making it a multi-functional recycling centre. Its yet another step closer to reaching our goal of nil to Landfill by the end of 2015.
Mick George Limited also runs five waste transfer stations and a soils washing plant in Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
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