Covanta secures approval to build Incinerator Bottom Ash Aggregate Facility at Ince Park
Covanta Energy, the world’s leading Energy-from-Waste (EfW) provider, has been awarded planning permission from Cheshire West and Chester Council to build an Incinerator Bottom Ash Aggregate (IBAA) facility at Ince Park, Cheshire.
The IBAA facility will have the capacity to process up to 250,000 tonnes of Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA) every year. The IBA will come from Covanta’s 95MW Energy-from-Waste Facility, which already has planning permission to be built at Ince Park. IBA is a by-product of the incineration of residual waste. Residual waste is the waste that remains after recycling and composting. It is a safe aggregate-like material which, once processed, is commonly used by the construction industry.
Malcolm Chilton, UK Managing Director of Covanta Energy said: “We are delighted that we have received planning permission from the council to build this facility. This ensures the IBA will be recycled and not sent to landfill. Furthermore as the IBAA facility will be located within Ince Park alongside our EfW facility, transportation will be kept to a minimum helping to provide an even more sustainable solution.”
Covanta’s preferred partner for the IBAA facility is Ballast Phoenix Ltd, the UK’s leading IBA business. Ballast Phoenix Ltd. currently operates on seven UK sites and processes more than 650,000 tonnes of IBA per year.
David York, Managing Director of Ballast Phoenix Ltd. said: “By developing an on-site IBAA facility, Covanta is ensuring that the IBA produced from the EfW facility can be managed in the most sustainable way providing a source of alternative aggregate for construction and infrastructure developers in the North West. Furthermore, the facility will create up to 11 full time jobs.”
Ince Park is a joint venture project between Covanta Energy and Peel Environmental to deliver to UK’s largest Eco Park. It is located in the North West of England on the south bank of the Manchester ship canal. The concept behind the Ince Park development is to increase waste recycling, reprocessing and energy recovery to create a centre for excellence for the emerging resource economy.
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Notes to editors:
Covanta Energy
• Covanta is the world’s leading Energy-from-Waste (EfW) provider with more than 25 years’ experience in the industry.
• Covanta operates 46 facilities worldwide and treats more than 18 million tonnes of municipal waste every year.
• Covanta entered the UK market in 2005, with an office in the West Midlands, and is building a team to manage the company’s UK operations.
• Covanta’s Energy-from-Waste system is the most affordable and practical solution for treating residual waste. By investing in larger plants, Covanta is able to maximise economies of scale and pass these savings on to the local authority.
• Covanta uses modern, efficient and proven EfW technology designed to operate well within stringent EU standards.
• Covanta’s system enables local authorities to significantly reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill and guarantee they meet their landfill diversion targets.
• Covanta undertakes all design, construction and project management elements when developing new sites; reducing the risk and additional cost of using turnkey contractors.
Ballast Phoenix
• Ballast Phoenix Limited is the UK’s leading producer of Incinerator Bottom Ash Aggregate (IBAA)
• Ballast Phoenix Limited currently operates on seven UK sites and processes over 650,000 tonnes of IBA per year.
• Commercial manufacture of IBAA by Ballast Phoenix commenced in the UK in 1998.
Ince Park
• Ince Park is located adjacent to the Stanlow Oil Refinery, 9 miles to the east of Chester.
• Ince Park provides specialist business space for the environmental technology sector in a holistically master planned development setting.
• Ince Park offers full multi-modal transport solutions via canal, rail and road.