Waste PFI
3SE named as preferred partner to operate waste recycling centre
Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham councils have joined together in a partnership to plan for the treatment of leftover household waste – that is what is left over when everything else has been recycled. The Councils have formed the BDR Waste Partnership.
Public consultation is now taking place on proposals for a new waste recycling centre on land at Bolton Road between Bolton-on-Dearne and Manvers. The proposals follow the selection by the BDR Waste Partnership of 3SE – a partnership between Shanks Group PLC and Scottish & Southern Energy – as its preferred partner.
3SE put forward a proposal using three sites – Bolton Road at Manvers in Rotherham, Grange Lane transfer station in Barnsley and Ferrybridge Power Station in West Yorkshire.
3SE is proposing to develop a Mechanical Biological Treatment plant (MBT) with an Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant at the site at Bolton Road, Manvers. Doncaster and Rotherham’s refuse collection vehicles will deliver waste direct to Bolton Road. Most of Barnsley Council’s refuse collection vehicles will deposit their loads at Grange Lane Transfer Station where the waste will be held in bulk before it goes to the MBT plant in larger vehicles. This considerably reduces the number of journeys and the impact on the environment. Waste collected from towns in Barnsley near to the site will deliver waste directly to Bolton Road.
After the waste has been treated at the MBT plant an end-product called Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) is produced. This is dried waste which has been reduced in volume and has had some useful materials removed from it for recycling.
It will be transported to a multi-fuel plant which Scottish and Southern Energy is proposing to build next to the coal-fired power station at Ferrybridge and used to generate electricity, saving the burning of fossil fuels.
Further information about the proposals and regular updates can be found on the BDR Waste Partnership website using this link.
