Environmental Agency permits Rookery South Energy Recovery Facility

Covanta Energy limited issued an application to the Environmental Agency for an Environmental Permit early in 2017. After a detailed review and consultation process, Environmental Agency isssued the permit. Covanta and Veolia are partnering to develop the Rookery South Energy Recovery Facility at Rookery South Pit, a former brick clay extraction pit, near Stewartby in Bedfordshire. The Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) will be capable of using municipal, commercial and non-hazardous industrial residual waste, left after recycling and composting efforts, as fuel to generate heat and electricity. The facility will provide a vital outlet for the sustainable disposal of over 500,000 tonnes of residual waste per year and will generate over 60 MWe of low carbon energy sufficing for 75,000 homes.

Number of factors were taking into account before arriving at the decision like public consultation responses inferring that all the proposals will not give rise to any heavy pollution of the environment or affect human health.

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