Environmental Laboratory
Plans for Cardiff incinerator \'thrown out\'
Jul 09 2009
Plans to build a new waste incinerator in Cardiff have reportedly been thrown out.
According to the BBC, the facility, which would have been capable of powering around 30,000 homes in the city, has failed to get the go ahead from planners.
It was decided that the incinerator would lead to the "unsustainable transportation of waste".
However, waste recycling firm Sterecycle has been given permission to build a new plant on the outskirts of the city.
The company said it will create around 60 new jobs, with the facility due to begin operating from 2011.
"Our technology offers a clean alternative to the landfilling or incineration of waste," he told the news provider.
In related news, councillors in Belfast last month rejected plans to build a new £300 million incinerator in the north of the city.
According to the Belfast Telegraph, the high-tech unit would have been used to convert the citys waste into energy and, despite a positive response to the consultation process, two-thirds of councillors voted against the plans.
Written by Claire Manning
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