Planning Permission Granted for Waste Treatment and Biomass CHP Facility in Harlow

Sterecycle (UK), the waste treatment and renewable power company, has been awarded planning permission to develop a waste recycling and biomass Combined Heat and Power (CHP) facility at Harlow in Essex, England. The development will treat up to 240,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of household and commercial waste from the local area achieving high levels of recycling and landfill diversion.

Sterecycle’s Development Director, Alistair Shotliff said: "We’re pleased Essex County Council has approved our plans for the site in Harlow.

"There is a pressing need for waste treatment facilities in this area and this has been acknowledged by the planning authority. Sterecycle offers both local authorities and businesses a solution to the rising landfill tax, and an environmentally acceptable way of diverting biodegradable waste from landfill without relying on mass burn incineration. Using technology such as ours, up to 70% of waste can be recovered and reused - either in the form of valuable recycled products or as biomass rich fibre that can be used to generate renewable energy or as a soil conditioner."