Energy from Waste to Help Meet Landfill Diversion Targets : Three Council Partnership for £150m Waste to Energy Plant in Aberdeen
Three local authorities in the north of Scotland have agreed to work together to develop a £150 million waste to energy facility as they seek to meet new regulations due to come into force in 2021.
The partnership between Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and Moray Council was will see the three authorities work together on initial project and procurement development work on the waste to energy plant, to be located in Aberdeen.
Regulations banning Scottish councils from putting any biodegradable municipal waste into landfill come into force in 2021. Currently, in the north-east, more than half of household waste is sent to landfill.
“This is an important project for the north-east and it means that, with our Aberdeenshire and Moray Council partners, we can commence in securing contractors who will develop the facility,” commented Councillor Jenny Laing, Leader of Aberdeen City Council.
“The Energy from Waste will complement our new recycling initiatives to create a truly circular economy and achieve our ambitious plans for a Zero Waste Aberdeen and delivering affordable heat to people in Torry,” she continued.
Chairman of Aberdeenshire Council's Infrastructure Services Committee, Councillor David Aitchison added: "With planning permission already approved for this new shared solution, these latest decisions are an important step forward.
"We can now move as partners to procure developers for the site, a milestone in a project which is potentially the solution to a problem we all face as a society - reducing our landfill waste to zero by 2021."
Councillor John Cowe, who chairs Moray Council’s Economic Development and Infrastructure Services Committee, said: "By approving the Inter-Authority agreement for the next phase, elected members have underlined the council’s commitment to this project and ultimately to the delivery of a long-term and sustainable waste solution for the north-east of Scotland.”
According to the councils 200 workers will be employed in the construction of the East Tullos site and work is scheduled to begin in January 2019. The facility will employ 20 people when it becomes operational in 2021.
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