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BBC News
4 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Aberdeen energy generating waste plant set to open after shutdown
A new £150m energy generating waste plant in Aberdeen could return to operation within the next week after being shut down for nearly two months, BBC Scotland News facility in East Tullos was opened in April last year but then closed in Indaver previously confirmed it was reviewing its future involvement in the project, citing "ongoing issues", and the incinerator is still not accepting waste it is understood an agreement has been reached which will see EFW Ness Ltd running the facility moving forward. This may see a return to full operations shortly, although no date has been a result of the shut down, non-recyclable waste from Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray has been being sent to landfill in Peterhead. It has led to some delays to bin collections over recent incinerator is used by Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray councils for non-recyclable waste, to reduce the amount sent to project is also designed to generate heat that is used in thousands of nearby homes. Aberdeen City Council, Indaver and EFW Ness have been approached for official councillor Deena Tissera said: "It is encouraging that the energy from waste plant is close to reopening following the recent dispute."However, the fact remains that the council was blindsided by the announcement - a situation that raises serious concerns about communication and oversight."She added that "serious lessons" must be learned, and that any losses incurred by the council were reimbursed. Landfill ban In June, the BBC's Disclosure was told up to 100 truckloads of Scotland's waste would be moved each day to England once a landfill ban comes in at the end of the Scottish government is banning black bag waste from being buried in landfill from 31 December, but acknowledged that there were not enough incinerators to meet the extra ban, which covers biodegradable municipal waste (BMW), will apply to almost all domestic and commercial ministers said any export of waste should only be viewed as a "short-term solution".The ban was originally meant to be in place by 2021 but was delayed because of the Covid pandemic and concerns that businesses were not ready.
BBC News
25-07-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Campaigners submit petition against Sowerby Bridge incinerator
A petition bearing 2,400 signatures has been submitted against long-running proposals to build an incinerator in a West Yorkshire in Sowerby Bridge have opposed the plans for a waste plant - which Calderdale Council approved an environmental permit for at the end of Wednesday, some of those involved in the campaign gathered outside Halifax Town Hall and chanted "they don't care about our air", before handing a petition to elected members calling for the permit to be local authority has previously said its officers found the incinerator to be legal and therefore the permit would not be rescinded. In February, campaigners raised £10,000 to launch a legal challenge against the decision, but the High Court later refused one of them, Malcolm Powell, permission to apply for a judicial Powell is planning to appeal against that ruling, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said. Formally presenting the petition, Sowerby Bridge Labour councillor Simon Ashton said the uncertainty around the situation was affecting residents and cited air quality and health impacts as being among the main objections to the incinerator. "Constituents have raised their voice and I urge this council to listen – please heed this petition and consider rescinding the permit," Ashton told the Council initially rejected a first application from Calder Valley Skip Hire (CVSH) to run the incinerator at its Rochdale Road site, before that decision was overturned on appeal. A public inquiry later effectively backed the council's original position, however. CVSH then submitted a second application, which was granted by the local authority alongside conditions, one of which would require continuous monitoring of air quality in the opponents' grievances is the fact the second application was decided by officers, rather than debated by councillors in Council leader Jane Scullion told Wednesday's meeting that potential changes to the authority's planning system, which would mean councillors have the final say on such proposals, would be considered at the council's next Cabinet meeting. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
24-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Rockcliffe gas plant firm plan to appeal Cumberland Council refusal
A company which saw its plans to build a gasification plant refused by a council is to appeal the Regeneration had wanted to build the energy from waste plant in Rockcliffe, Cumbria, but its plans were denied by Cumberland Council despite being recommended for Labour-led council rejected the proposals on Friday on the grounds that the impact on human health was Regeneration said studies it had commissioned by independent experts had concluded there was "no detrimental impact on human health or the environment". A spokesperson told the Local Democracy Reporting Service the reports had been reviewed by a number of bodies, including the council's environmental health team, the Environment Agency, Natural England and the UK Health Security Agency."This decision was made despite the planning officer's recommendation to approve the application, a 250-page report, 18 months of due diligence, and the appointment of an independent consultant to review all the documents," they said."The company is awaiting the planning decision notice in full and will then lodge an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate." More than 1,200 people had objected to the plant's development, which would have been used to make gas from approved, the plant would have been built on the former Kingmoor Park Rockcliffe Estate and would have contained a 23m (75ft) flue stack. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
