Does the existing materials recycling facility (MRF) have the capacity to handle 65 per cent plus recycling levels?
As Peterborough City Council works towards the goal of recycling more than 65 per cent of household materials, more space will be required to handle recycling operations. Although the current MRF was upgraded in March 2008 so that we could recycle glass as well as paper, plastics and metals, the existing facility has limited space for further development and for storage of processed material. A larger facility is planned at the former Ray Smith Group factory in Fengate to allow the MRF to develop in response to Peterboroughs increasing population. In April 2009, the city council obtained planning permission to build the new materials recycling facility. The procurement of the new facility commenced in April 2009. The council also recycles materials through local bring banks and the Householders Recycling Centre (HRC) at Dogsthorpe, both of which are set for improvements. A second HRC to serve the south of the city is also in the pipeline.
