Benefits

• Reduced requirements for landfill space.
• Reduced emissions of "greenhouse" gases caused by the landfilling of raw waste.
• Secure long-term waste disposal arrangements for the local councils, dealing with the waste close to where it arises.
• Generation of 30MW of electricity from a renewable source, enough for 50,000 homes.
• The potential to supply a district heating network serving 7,500 homes, thereby eliminating the emissions from 6 fossil-fueled boiler plant.
• The recovery of 20,000 te/year of ferrous metal for recycling.
• The creation of 50 jobs for full-scale operations, plus over 250 jobs during construction.