Teesside

Our Tees Valley site consists of a three stream energy-from-waste facility, a community recycling centre, green waste composting and an ash processing plant.

The energy-from-waste facility

The energy-from-waste (EfW) facility was extended from the original two line plant to a three stream plant in 2009 and now has a combined processing capacity of 390,000 tonnes of municipal waste per year.

The original facility is a joint venture between SITA UK and the four Teesside local authorities of Stockton, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Hartlepool. Operational since May 1998, the plant processes municipal and confidential waste.

Line three was built under a PFI contract with Northumberland County Council and has been operational since May 2009, processing 70,642 tonnes of waste and generating 28,626 MW of electricity as at October 2009.

The EfW facility (as at October 2009):

• has processed over 2.7 million tonnes of waste since it opened
• produces an average of 30 megawatts of electricity per hour and has generated over 1.5 million megawatt hours of electricity since opening
• generates enough electricity to supply 60,000 homes with power

Also:

• Since 2000, over 514,000 tonnes of Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA) has been recycled for use as a replacement for virgin aggregates in the construction industry.
• From 2000 to October 2009, over 48,500 tonnes of ferrous metals have been recovered and recycled together with over 9,500 tonnes of non-ferrous metals.

Community recycling centre

Situated next to the EfW facility is SITA UK's community recycling centre.

Since opening in December 2001, the centre has handled over 200,000 tonnes of material including glass, paper, cans, batteries, garden waste and domestic appliances.

Ash recycling facility

Also next to the EfW facility is SITA UK's ash recycling facility. This receives incinerator bottom ash (IBA) from the EfW process, from which ferrous and non-ferrous material is recovered.

Composting facility

In 2006, composting was introduced to the site with the development of a new open windrow system. Since opening, the site has processed over 71,500 tonnes of green waste.

Community involvement

The plant also has a designated visitor plan, which takes members of the public through the process of energy-from-waste and brings the complex issues surrounding waste management to life.

Contact us for more information.