During your visit, you’ll:
- explore how everyday rubbish is sorted, treated, and reused
- learn how renewable energy is generated from waste
- discover cutting-edge recycling and sustainability techniques.
Through a powerful combination of three innovative technologies, the site is able to divert over 90% of household waste from landfill:
- Mechanical Treatment – separates out metals and plastics from general waste for recycling
- Anaerobic Digestion – processes organic waste to produce biogas, which is used to generate green electricity
- Energy-from-Waste – burns the remaining waste to create steam, powering a turbine that generates enough electricity for around 66,000 homes.
This is a unique opportunity to see how technology and sustainability go hand in hand to reduce our environmental footprint and create a cleaner future.