Following on from the need to reduce and re-use as much waste as possible, recycling and composting is always the next step. Thereafter residents across East Sussex and Brighton & Hove put out their remaining residual black bag waste which historically has been sent to landfill.

The majority of this residual waste will soon be delivered to the Energy Recovery Facility, where it will be used to produce electricity.

It will export about 16.5 Megawatts into the national grid, enough to power 25,000 homes continuously for example, thus turning waste into a resource. Visitors to the facility are welcome, although for safety reasons age restrictions apply, for further information please contact 08453 550550.

Planning – Veolia Environmental Services has gained planning permission from East Sussex County Council, subject to legal agreement, for this facility.

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Energy Recovery in Hampshire
In Hampshire, Veolia Environmental Services already operates three modern Energy Recovery Facilities: this video tells the story of how the company has managed Hampshire's waste since 1996 through recycling, composting and Energy Recovery and shows how its Chineham Energy Recovery Facility was developed.



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