AD Expansion at Lincolnshire's Energy and Recycling Park

Lincolnshire County Council has given the green light for Organic Recycling Ltd to increase the technology options available at its recycling site in Crowland 01 August 2011 Windrow composting specialist, Organic Recycling Ltd., is to increase the number of technology options available at its recycling site in Crowland, Lincolnshire. The £16 million project at the Energy and Recycling Park received planning permission by Lincolnshire County Council earlier this year. The company says that it plans to extend its operations to include anaerobic digestion (AD) and a biomass boiler. This latest planning consent will enable Organic Recycling to deal with over 100 categories of waste listed in the European Waste Catalogue (EWC). According to the company, this will give companies in the commercial sector and municipal authorities in surrounding areas an opportunity to supply a wide variety of wastes to one location to improve their competitiveness in their respective markets. The company claims that by combining AD and in-vessel composting with a biomass boiler, a water treatment plant, further concrete areas for windrow composting, a dry recycling facility and greenhouses will enable the facility to offer a wider range of waste technology options than any other in the UK. Andrew Riddington, managing director of Organic Recycling explains that naturally produced methane will be drawn from the tunnel and converted into electricity through a combined heat and power unit, with the excess heat and CO2 to be used in glasshouses adjacent to the plant. The site will be able to handle 150,000 tonnes of waste at the 52 acre site, and produce enough power from a renewable resource for over 1400 homes, according to the company. A biomass boiler will also generate heat for use in the glasshouses from a variety of wood and biomass wastes generated from external and internal sources. Riddington comments: "We are delighted that the county council has granted permission. A single location able to handle multiple waste streams will mean significant cost savings for local authorities and businesses in the region which have a variety of waste to dispose of that currently must be sent to different locations. Sign up for Waste Management World's Free E-Mail Newsletters