North Yorkshire Councy Council selects AmeyCespa for waste contract

North Yorkshire County Council has selected AmeyCespa for a 25-year waste management contract, which includes construction of the proposed Allerton Waste Recovery Park.

Allerton quarry and landfill next to the A1M near Harrogate will use technologies including mechanical sorting and reclamation of around 20,000 tonnes a year of recyclable materials left in the waste which arrives at the facility; Anaerobic Digestion (AD) to treat food waste and produce green electricity; and Energy from Waste (incineration) which will produce enough electricity to supply around 40,000 homes.

The solution being proposed will recover value from waste left after reduction, recycling and reuse activities have taken place and will allow North Yorkshire and York City Council to exceed their target of recycling 50 per cent of waste by 2020.

It is claimed the waste PFI will save the two authorities around £320 million on their combined waste management bills by significantly reducing the amount of waste going to landfill and reducing the amount of landfill tax the councils have to pay.

AmeyCespa will now submit a planning application for the Allerton Waste Recovery Park. They will also apply for an operating permit from the Environment Agency. If these applications are successful the plant will be operational in 2014.