Newhaven Incinerator

Coordinates: 50°47′46″N 0°03′22″E / 50.796°N 0.056°E / 50.796; 0.056

Newhaven Incinerator

The Newhaven Incinerator is an incinerator for the treatment of up to 210,000 tonnes per annum of East Sussex's municipal solid waste. The facility, built by Veolia Environmental Services, was approved by planners at the Conservative-controlled East Sussex County Council.[1][2]

The facility treats household waste that cannot be reused, composted or recycled and generates electricity from it. The electricity produced is sold to the National Grid (Great Britain) and is enough to supply 25,000 homes.

Opposition

Campaign group Defenders of the Ouse Valley and Estuary claimed that more than 11,000 objections were made against the plans for the incinerator. In its petition, the group said: "The incinerator proposed by East Sussex County Council will dominate the town of Newhaven with two chimneys towering over 230 feet (70 m) high, the main building of the incinerator will be over 100 feet (30 m) high and more than 500 feet (150 m) long. The site is on the edge of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and in a valley which is between the two halves of Newhaven."

Construction

Construction of the incinerator began in April 2008 and was completed in late 2011.[3] The facility became operational in 2012.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "letsrecycle.com - News and information for the Recycling and Waste Management Community". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  2. ↑ Veolia given EFW green light, www.mrw.co.uk, Retrieved 22.02.07
  3. ↑ http://www.veoliaenvironmentalservices.co.uk/southdowns/pages/erf.asp


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