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John gets dug in to launch revolutionary recycling plant
Date: Feb 22, 2008
Press Release Number: PR2013
Press Release
Work has begun on West Sussex County Council’s new multi-million pound state-of-the-art plant that will revolutionise the
way recycled rubbish is handled in West Sussex.
The work was formally launched by John de Mierre, County Council Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning, who operated a giant digger to start the major transformation of the area.
Called a Material Recycling Facility (MRF), the plant is the first of its type in the county and one of the most advanced in the UK. It will sort recyclable materials collected from all West Sussex households.
The MRF, which is being built at Ford Airfield between Arundel and Littlehampton, will be operated on behalf of the County Council by Viridor Waste Management.
John said: “Having our own sorting facility in West Sussex, which we have been able to establish here at Ford with considerable help from the Ford Liaison Group, will be a great asset – it means our District and Borough partners will be able to collect more materials from their residents for recycling.
“Working together we will reduce landfill by being waste prevention and recycling leaders, and by turning rubbish into a resource.”
The MRF will be a key component of Reclaim West Sussex, the 25-year recycling and waste handling contract that is helping the county to reach a target of recycling 45 per cent of household waste by 2015.
Start of construction followed an archaeological investigation that was carried out because the site is close to areas of historical interest. The survey found nothing of substantial interest.
The work is likely to last until early November. After a short commissioning period it is hoped the MRF will be fully operational by February 2009.
The latest technologies will be employed inside the MRF to identify and sort the different materials householders put out in their kerbside recycling bins.
This will enable District and Borough Councils to collect the same types of materials across the county from the kerbside collections.
The MRF will also incorporate a dedicated education room and viewing platform designed to show and educate the public about what happens at a MRF.
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PICTURE CAPTIONS:
John De Mierre, West Sussex County Council Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning, gets dug in at the start of work at the Ford Materials Recycling Facility.
John de Mierre, West Sussex County Council Member for Strategic Planning, is pictured, fourth from left, with members of the Ford Liaison Group, who are, left, Gary Shillington and Debbie Muir, of Ford Prison, Ron Field, Chairman, Ford Parish Council, Anne Harriott and Colin Heriot, Arundel Town Council, and Stephen Haymes, Chairman, Yapton Parish Council.
The work was formally launched by John de Mierre, County Council Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning, who operated a giant digger to start the major transformation of the area.
Called a Material Recycling Facility (MRF), the plant is the first of its type in the county and one of the most advanced in the UK. It will sort recyclable materials collected from all West Sussex households.
The MRF, which is being built at Ford Airfield between Arundel and Littlehampton, will be operated on behalf of the County Council by Viridor Waste Management.
John said: “Having our own sorting facility in West Sussex, which we have been able to establish here at Ford with considerable help from the Ford Liaison Group, will be a great asset – it means our District and Borough partners will be able to collect more materials from their residents for recycling.
“Working together we will reduce landfill by being waste prevention and recycling leaders, and by turning rubbish into a resource.”
The MRF will be a key component of Reclaim West Sussex, the 25-year recycling and waste handling contract that is helping the county to reach a target of recycling 45 per cent of household waste by 2015.
Start of construction followed an archaeological investigation that was carried out because the site is close to areas of historical interest. The survey found nothing of substantial interest.
The work is likely to last until early November. After a short commissioning period it is hoped the MRF will be fully operational by February 2009.
The latest technologies will be employed inside the MRF to identify and sort the different materials householders put out in their kerbside recycling bins.
This will enable District and Borough Councils to collect the same types of materials across the county from the kerbside collections.
The MRF will also incorporate a dedicated education room and viewing platform designed to show and educate the public about what happens at a MRF.
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PICTURE CAPTIONS:
John De Mierre, West Sussex County Council Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning, gets dug in at the start of work at the Ford Materials Recycling Facility.
John de Mierre, West Sussex County Council Member for Strategic Planning, is pictured, fourth from left, with members of the Ford Liaison Group, who are, left, Gary Shillington and Debbie Muir, of Ford Prison, Ron Field, Chairman, Ford Parish Council, Anne Harriott and Colin Heriot, Arundel Town Council, and Stephen Haymes, Chairman, Yapton Parish Council.
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