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Tim Loughton
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) incinerators and (b) waste to energy plants handle waste collected by local authorities in the UK; and where they are located. [100473]
Mr. Meacher
There are sixteen facilities which burn municipal waste in the UK at the following locations.
- Bolton (Manchester)
- Cleveland (Billingham)
- Coventry
- Dundee
- Dudley
- Edmonton (North London)
- SELCHP (Lewisham, London)
- Tyseley (Birmingham)
- Kirklees
- Lerwick (Shetlands)
- Nottingham
- Sheffield
- Stoke
- Wolverhampton
- Isle of Wight (PDF)
- Pebsham (RDF)
Dr. Whitehead
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many waste incinerators are planned by waste disposal authorities; what the capacity is of each incinerator planned; and what information she collates on the contractual arrangements for waste disposal. [99675]
| Operator | Location | Size/tonne/yr | Planning status | Permit status |
| NEWLINCS Developments | Grimsby | 56,000 | Granted | PPC application to be submitted |
| Onyx | Portsmouth | 165,000 | Granted after appeal | PPC application expected this year |
| Onyx | Marchwood, Southampton | 160,000 | Granted | PPC application being determined |
| Surrey Waste Management | Capel, Surrey | 116,000 | Permit withdrawn after JR. New application expected | PPC permit issued |
| Grundons | Slough | 400,000 | Granted | PPC application being determined |
| Onyx | Chineham, Surrey | 110,000 | Granted | PPC permit issued |
| HLC Waste Management Services | Neath, Port Talbot | 85,000 | Granted | PPC permit issued |
| Waste Recycling Group | Hull | 150,000 | Application refused. Planning appeal in progress | PPC permit issued |
| Kent Enviropower | Maidstone, Kent | 500,000 | Granted | PPC permit being determined |
| Riverside Resource Recovery | Bexley, London | 580,000 nominal capacity | Application submitted; public enquiry pending | PPC application pending |
| Brightstar Environmental | Derby | 55,000 up to 222,000 | Granted | PPC application to be submitted '03 |
| Onyx | Sheffield | 225,000 | Granted | PPC application determined |
| County Environment Services | Roche, Cornwall | 64,000 | Application submitted | No application |