An Overview
The Energy Recovery Facility construction and commissioning works are now complete. The facility is now fully operational. Open days and site visits for local people and groups will commence in Spring 2012, and further information will follow. Find out more about activities on site by reading the latest bulletin.
The Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) situated at North Quay, Newhaven, between the River Ouse and the railway line treats household waste that is not reused, composted or recycled and generate electricity, with the capacity to handle 210,000 tonnes of waste per year.
The facility has been specifically developed with a capacity much lower than the total amount of household waste generated. This is to ensure that recycling initiatives are not compromised by the facility and to encourage even higher recycling levels.
Currently, landfill is running out in the County; this means that without an Energy Recovery facility, waste would have to be transported out of the area long distances to be landfilled. Limiting the use of landfill is also in line with Government policy on landfill avoidance of untreated waste.
Read our bulletins to find out more: