Why will the capacity of the new ERF be so large?
Space for landfill in the area is limited and many of the existing landfill sites will be full in the next few years. Therefore the new incinerator must have extra capacity to deal with household waste created in the county, which is increasing every year. The size of the Energy Recovery Facility has been calculated after estimating the likely waste arising and levels of increased recycling and a need to divert as much waste as possible from landfill.
