Story: Douglas Johnson
The company that operates Parkwood landfill site stopped the tipping of “active waste” at the site from 1st August 2014.
Active waste that cannot be recycled will now be trucked to Viridor’s “energy recovery facility” (or incinerator) in Cheshire – not to the one in Sheffield which is run by Veolia. Viridor will still accept inert material such as rubble at Parkwood.
The site is due to be fully closed by 2018 and restored by late 2020 but Viridor will continue to extract energy from the gas generated on the site for many years to come.
Viridor’s planning application for the restoration plan for the landfill site has still not been submitted. The Friends of Parkwood Springs group understands that the delay is caused by the need for more work on the plans for drainage of surface water.
The Friends group will meet to discuss the latest plans on Tuesday 7th October, at 7pm at St Catherine’s School.