Sita Cornwall submits planning application to build recycling facility at Scorrier
25th September 2008
SITA Cornwall has submitted a planning application to Cornwall County Council to build a recycling centre and waste transfer station on designated industrial development land in Scorrier. The facility is needed to replace facilities at United Mines in St. Day, which will close in 2010.
The proposed facility will have an overall capacity for approximately 100,000 tonnes of waste and recyclables per year and comprises:-
• A Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) to handle up to approximately 15,000 tonnes per year of recyclable and non-recyclable household waste delivered by members of the public. The proposed Scorrier HWRC will serve the local Redruth and Camborne areas as new additional public facilities are planned for Falmouth and Truro.
• A Refuse Transfer Station (RTS) to handle approximately 85,000 tonnes per year of household waste delivered by Waste Collection Authorities (Kerrier & Carrick District Councils) as well as some commercial waste from shops, offices and businesses. Waste arriving at the transfer station will be bulk loaded into larger articulated lorries for onward shipment for recycling, treatment or disposal elsewhere. This process helps reduce the number of vehicles moving waste around Cornwall, minimising traffic on the roads and emissions from vehicles.
The application will be subject to a period of stakeholder and public consultation in due course.
The planning application is available to view at County Hall, Kerrier District Council, Camborne Library and Redruth. Copies of the planning application are also available on request. Paper copies can be purchased for £75 or a CD of the application can be made available free of charge.
To obtain copies of the planning application, please contact the SITA Cornwall on 08456 300 300, Cornwallhelpdesk@sita.co.uk or SITA Cornwall Helpdesk, United Mines Landfill Site, St. Day, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 5HU.
The redeveloped HWRC and transfer station at St. Erth, which was visited by local residents and councillors from the Scorrier area in May, opened in July.