MoreThanWaste.com - Manchester to get combined MBT and AD to tackle residual wastes (08/02/2007)

"We are investing heavily in new equipment to ensure that Greater Manchester is world class in its handling of municipal waste"

Cllr Neil Swannick, Chairman of GMWDA

The type of facilities required under the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority's (GMWDA) record £3b PFI contract are being revealed in outline.

The preferred bidders for the 25 year contract were recently revealed to be the Viridor-Laing Road consortium. The contract details are now under discussion and negotiation between the consortium and GMWDA including the provision of important facilities.

Manchester is to get two material recycling facilities(MRFs) and up to four in-vessel composting (IVC) facilities. The MRFs are to be provided by PPS Recovery Systems while the IVCs are from TEG Environmental using its "cage" based system.

TEG has established plants elsewhere in the UK and is proving to be a major player in the composting market. The plants are expected to produce around 125,000 tonnes of compost per annum.

The combination of MRFs and IVCs is aimed at recycling and composting 50% of Manchester's wastes. The remaining residual waste will need additional treatment to obtain some value from it and provide sufficient diversion from landfill disposal to meet the requirements of the landfill directive.

Treatment of residual wastes, the remaining 50%, is to be provided through a combination of mechanical biological treatment (MBT) and anaerobic digestion (AD). There will be 5 plants in all which are expected to produce 5 mega watts through the AD part of the operation.

A "refined " refuse derived fuel (RDF) is also to be produced for use in power plants.

The plants are to be provided by Enpure and Clark/Haase who have operational plants elsewhere in Europe.

Greater Manchester is currently doing remarkably well for a grouping of metropolitan authorities which together with GMWDA is composting and recycling around 25% of its household wastes.

Announcing the details, Cllr Neil Swannick said:

“We are investing heavily in new equipment to ensure that Greater Manchester is ‘world class’ in its handling of municipal waste.”


	Manchester to get combined MBT and AD to tackle residual wastes (08/02/2007) "We are investing heavily in new equipment to ensure that Greater Manchester is world class in its handling of municipal waste" Cllr Neil Swannick, Chairman of GMWDA The type of facilities required under the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority's (GMWDA) record £3b PFI contract are being revealed in outline. The preferred bidders for the 25 year contract were recently revealed to be the Viridor-Laing Road consortium. The contract details are now under discussion and negotiation between the consortium and GMWDA including the provision of important facilities. Manchester is to get two material recycling facilities(MRFs) and up to four in-vessel composting (IVC) facilities. The MRFs are to be provided by PPS Recovery Systems while the IVCs are from TEG Environmental using its "cage" based system. TEG has established plants elsewhere in the UK and is proving to be a major player in the composting market. The plants are expected to produce around 125,000 tonnes of compost per annum. The combination of MRFs and IVCs is aimed at recycling and composting 50% of Manchester's wastes. The remaining residual waste will need additional treatment to obtain some value from it and provide sufficient diversion from landfill disposal to meet the requirements of the landfill directive. Treatment of residual wastes, the remaining 50%, is to be provided through a combination of mechanical biological treatment (MBT) and anaerobic digestion (AD). There will be 5 plants in all which are expected to produce 5 mega watts through the AD part of the operation. A "refined " refuse derived fuel (RDF) is also to be produced for use in power plants. The plants are to be provided by Enpure and Clark/Haase who have operational plants elsewhere in Europe. Greater Manchester is currently doing remarkably well for a grouping of metropolitan authorities which together with GMWDA is composting and recycling around 25% of its household wastes. Announcing the details, Cllr Neil Swannick said: “We are investing heavily in new equipment to ensure that Greater Manchester is ‘world class’ in its handling of municipal waste.”