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Construction of the Energy Recovery Facility will start at the end of April 2008.
The site selected for development is situated at North Quay, Newhaven, between the River Ouse and the railway line.
The Facility will treat household waste that is not reused, composted or recycled and generate electricity, with
the capacity to handle 210,000 tonnes of waste a year. The facility will be 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.
Planning – Veolia Environmental Services has gained planning permission from East Sussex County Council, subject to legal agreement, for this facility.
Read our bulletins to find out more.
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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.
Please note this movie is 13mb so will take
a while to load on some connections
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