Plant Would Recover Energy from 150,000 TPA : Consultation on £120m Waste to Energy Plans in Aberdeen
In Aberdeen, Scotland Members of the public are being be given the chance to comment on plans for a new £120 million waste to energy facility planned to be built on a derelict industrial site at East Tullos.
Aberdeen City Council explained that two drop-in events will be held in the local area to provide information on the emerging proposals in advance of the submission of a planning application.
The council added that the planned waste to energy plant would process non-recyclable municipal waste from Aberdeen City as well as neighbouring local authorities Aberdeenshire and Moray, subject to a formal legal agreement between the three councils.
According to the council the plant, which would be situated at Greenbank Crescent, would also help the region meet national recycling targets and cut the cost of sending waste to landfill.
If the plant goes ahead it will generate energy from approximately 150,000 tonnes of waste per year.
Council representatives and technical advisers will be available at the drop-in sessions to answer questions and provide further information.
“I would encourage local residents to engage with the council during the upcoming drop-in consultation events and make their views known prior to the submission of the planning application,” commented Councilor Jean Morrison, convener of Aberdeen City Council’s Zero Waste Sub Committee.
“Most of the waste in this region is currently going to landfill, which is unsustainable in environmental terms and does not allow for the recovery of any value from the waste collected,” she continued
“This reliable and proven technology, used successfully elsewhere in the UK and across Europe, will compliment rather than detract from existing recycling schemes and will reduce the cost of sending waste to landfill, help to tackle fuel poverty and allow the three local authorities to meet national legislative obligations,” concluded the councilor .
Feedback from the events, in addition to an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and technical surveys, will be incorporated into the development of the planning application, which is expected to be submitted in early 2016.
The first consultation event will be held at St Fittick’s Parish Church of Scotland, Walker Road, Torry, Aberdeen, AB11 8DL on Monday, November 16 from 10am to 9pm. The second event will be held at Aberdeen Altens Hotel, Grandholm Suite, Souterhead Road, Aberdeen, AB12 3LF from 12pm to 9pm.
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