Technical Paper W2
Existing Waste Management
Capacity in Cornwall
Draft Technical Report
Cornwall Council
January 2012
N.B. This is a live document that will be updated.
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Table of Contents
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Introduction....................................................................................................5
Landfill Disposal Facilities.......................................................................10
Recovery, Recycling and transfer facilities ......................................13
Recycling Centres accepting primarily household waste............14
Other waste sorting/recycling/recovery and transfer facilities
16
Treatment (excluding Sewage Treatment Works) ........................20
Composting Sites ........................................................................................21
Figure 1 - Municipal Solid Waste Facilities in Cornwall ........................... 8
Figure 2 - Other Waste Facilities in Cornwall........................................ 9
Table 1 - Summary of capacity for each waste stream. ......................... 6
Table 2: Licensed annual capacity of landfill sites accepting municipal /
commercial & industrial Waste. ........................................................10
Table 3 Licensed capacity of landfill sites in Cornwall taking Inert
Construction and demolition and excavation waste..............................11
Table 4 Void Capacity for Inert Landfill Sites ......................................11
Table 5 Landfill Capacity in Cornwall for non inert Landfill sites .............11
Table 6 Energy from Waste facilities..................................................13
Table 7 Recycling centres accepting primarily household waste .............14
Table 8 Other Waste sorting, recycling, recovery and transfer facilities. .15
Table 9 Other waste sorting/recycling/recovery and transfer facilities ....16
Table 10: Metal Recycling ................................................................18
Table 11: Treatment .......................................................................20
Table 12: Composting facilities.........................................................21
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Technical Paper W3
Existing Waste Management Capacity in Cornwall
1. Introduction
1.1
Cornwall Council, in its role as the local Waste Planning Authority, is
required to make provision for the management of ‘controlled’
wastes 1 . The mechanism for managing the provision of a network of
infrastructure to manage controlled wastes in Cornwall is the Local
Development Framework (LDF). This technical paper has been
produced to inform the preparation of the LDF and to help develop
planning policies for its Core Strategy which will help guide the
future of Cornwall up to 2031.
1.2
This report should be read in connection with the two reports listed
below:
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•
An Assessment of the Future Waste Arisings in Cornwall
up to 2031
An Assessment of the Additional Waste Management
Provision Required in Cornwall up to 2031
1.3
Together they are intended to provide an understanding of the level
of provision that will be required for waste management facilities in
Cornwall up to 2031.
1.4
The Cornwall Core Strategy will consider the need for waste
management facilities within Cornwall. The Core Strategy will
consider whether there is a need for additional facilities and if there
is, where these should be located.
1.5
Before it is possible to establish future waste management capacity
requirements, it is necessary to identify the level of current capacity
available within the framework area, and in the case of landfill sites,
to estimate the predicted lifespan of the facility.
1.6
By doing so, it has been possible to identify critical points within the
plan period when it will be necessary for new facilities to become
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Municipal waste, commercial and industrial waste, construction, demolition and excavation
waste, hazardous waste and waste water
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operational in order to continue managing the waste produced in a
self sufficient and sustainable manner.
1.7
This report will identify the waste management facilities currently
operating within Cornwall and describe their current licensed
capacity. The total void capacity for operational landfill operations is
also shown.
1.8
In May 2011 planning permission was granted for construction of
the Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre (CERC) at Rostowrack Farm,
St. Dennis. If built, this energy from waste facility will have capacity
to process approximately 240,000 tonnes of mixed waste each year.
However, in October 2011 the planning permission was quashed
following a successful High Court challenge.
1.9
This report is prepared based on the presumption that the CERC will
have planning permission. It is acknowledged that, at the time of
writing, permission had been quashed by the High Court. However,
there remains a possibility that permission could be re-instated. The
final position, with regard to planning consent for the CERC
proposal, is therefore unknown. The recovery capacity identified in
this report will be amended to take account of the ultimate outcome,
were CERC not to progress.
1.10 The table below shows the total licensed capacity for the four waste
streams of municipal waste (MSW); Commercial & Industrial Waste;
Construction, Excavation and Demolition Waste (C&D) and
Hazardous Waste in Cornwall. These capacities are further broken
down into three different types of facility. Recycling /re-use
facilities; recovery facilities and landfill / disposal facilities.
Table 1 - Summary of capacity for each waste stream.
Recycling/reuse (tonnes)
annual license
Cornwall
MSW
C&I
C&D
Hazardous
150,898
(including
57,000
composting
capacity)
629,323
105,529
tonnes Does
not include
exempt
sites. (does
not include
exempt
sites
(aggregate
100,000
tonnes (oil)
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recycling)
Recovery
(tonnes)
annual license
240,000
(including
the proposed
CERC which
is not
constructed)
0 (20,000
tonnes
including
Penaire pig
farm)
additional
72,000
potential
from the
proposed
CERC)
Landfill
voidspace
(total not
annual
capacity) tons
1.2 million tonnes Connon
Bridge Cornwall MSW & C&I
Lean 2.3 million tonnes
(Plymouth / West Devon
MSW and C&I
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549095
tons
0
Figure 1 - Municipal Solid Waste Facilities in Cornwall
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Figure 2 - Other Waste Facilities in Cornwall
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2. Landfill Disposal Facilities
2.1 Landfill sites have been divided into two main categories. Firstly,
those accepting non hazardous waste, generally sources from
municipal and commercial and industrial waste stream. Secondly
landfill sites that can accept only inert waste such as that arising,
generally from the construction and demolition waste stream.
2.2 There are currently two operational landfill sites that can take
municipal and commercial and industrial waste. These are Connon
Bridge Landfill Site (Taphouse, near Liskeard) and Lean Landfill
(Horningtops, near Liskeard). The former predominantly accepts
Cornwall’s municipal waste but also takes some Commercial and
Industrial Waste. Lean Quarry currently accepts mainly municipal
waste from Plymouth City Council and West Devon Council and
commercial and industrial waste.
2.3 United Mines Landfill site formerly accepted Cornwall’s Municipal
waste. However, this is now closed and no longer accepts any
municipal or commercial and industrial waste.
2.4 Herniss Farm previously accepted Commercial and Industrial Waste
and inert Construction and Demolition Waste and hazardous waste
(bonded asbestos) however this is now closed.
2.5 The annual licensed capacity for Connon Bridge landfill site and Lean
Quarry Landfill is set out in table 2 below
Table 2: Licensed annual capacity of landfill sites accepting
municipal / commercial & industrial Waste.
Environment Agency Licence
Capacity (tonnes)
Site Name
Connon Bridge Landfill
250,000
Lean Quarry
300,000
TOTAL
550,000 per annum.
Environment Agency, 2009
2.6 There are also a number of sites across the county that accept inert
Commercial and Industrial and Waste.
2.7 These sites are operated by the private sector and less information is
available about the quantity and composition of the waste received
here.
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2.8 However, the Environment Agency (EA) keeps a record of the tonnage
processed at these sites.
Table 3 Licensed annual capacity (permitted by permit) of landfill
sites in Cornwall taking Inert Construction and demolition and
excavation waste
Environment Agency
Capacity (tonnes)
Site Name
Roodscroft Landfill
52,000 & 100,000
Tiscott Wood Landfill Site
75,000
Herniss
0
TOTAL
217,000 per annum
Environment Agency, 2009
Table 4 Void Capacity for Inert Landfill Sites
Existing permitted void
tons) 2010
Site Name
Tregongeeves Quarry Landfill
20,575 tons
Tiscott Depot Landfill Site
21,000 tons
Herniss Farm
0
507,520 tons (permission
expires November 2020)
Roodscroft Landfill Site
TOTAL
54,9095 tons
Environment Agency, August 2011
2.9 The spatial distribution of existing operational landfill facilities are
displayed within figure1 and figure 2.
Table 5 Landfill Capacity in Cornwall for non inert Landfill sites
Site Name
Connon Bridge
Lean Quarry
United Mines Landfill
TOTAL
Existing permitted
void (m3) 2010
Planning
permission expiry
dates
1,210,000 tons
2014
2,300,000
2032
0
Expired
3,510,000
Environment Agency, 2009
2.10
Connon Bridge currently accepts all of Cornwall’s municipal waste.
Although, the majority of Cornwall’s municipal waste would be
accepted at the CERC, there would still be a need for additional
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capacity for the disposal of residual bottom ash. (It is anticipated
that a significant proportion of the bottom ash will available for use
as an aggregate)
2.11
Lean Quarry currently accepts waste from Plymouth and West
Devon as well as industrial and commercial waste. Planning
permission for landfill at the site will end 03 August 2032.
2.12
An application has been received, by Plymouth City Council, for an
energy from waste plant in the Devonport area of Plymouth. If
permission is granted there is likely to be a significant reduction in
the disposal of municipal waste from Plymouth at Lean Quarry.
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3. Recovery, Recycling and transfer facilities
Table 6 Energy from Waste facilities
Site Name
Environment Agency Capacity (tonnes)
Cornwall Energy Recovery
Centre*
St Dennis
240,000
TOTAL
240,000
Environment Agency, 2009
* In May 2011 planning permission was granted for construction of the
Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre (CERC) at Rostowrack Farm, St. Dennis.
However, in October 2011 the planning permission was quashed following
a successful High Court challenge. The challenge related to consideration
of the need for an Appropriate Assessment.
The Judge sitting at High Court granted the Secretary of State leave to
appeal the decision to the Court of Appeal. Should the appeal be upheld it
is likely to result in reinstatement of the planning permission. Should the
appeal be dismissed the Secretary of State could either seek further leave
to appeal to the Supreme Court, or to address the issue at stake i.e.
whether to undertake an Appropriate Assessment in respect of the
impacts of the proposed development on nearby European Sites. If this
matter can be resolved the Secretary of State may grant planning
permission for the CERC once more. At the time of preparing this report
these matters remain unresolved.
3.1 It is anticipated that, if built, the Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre
(CERC) plant will start accepting waste at 50% capacity (120,000
tonnes per annum) from 2015 with full capacity in 2016. Although,
the majority of Cornwall’s municipal waste would be accepted at the
CERC, there would still be a need for additional capacity for the
disposal of bottom ash.
3.2 An Energy from Waste plant is planned at Hallenbeagle, Scorrier. The
facility is part of proposals within an East Hallenbeagle Framework
that has been approved by the Council. However, the framework
acknowledges that the framework is a material consideration, each
application should be determined separately. Should permission be
granted, this could accept an additional 100,000 tonnes of waste a
year. It is planned that this would accept waste from the Commercial
and Industrial waste stream.
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4. Recycling Centres accepting primarily household waste
4.1 Recycling centres accepting primarily household waste are set out in
table 7 below and on figure 1.
H = Household / Municipal Waste
C&I = Commercial and Industrial Waste
C&D = Construction and Demolition
Haz = Hazardous.
Inert = Inert
Table 7 Recycling centres accepting primarily household waste
Type
Disposal
Disposal
(energy
rec.)
Transfer
Recovery
Composting
Recycle
Environment
Agency
Licence
Capacity
Site Name
Bodmin
HWRC
(Wheal
Prosper)
24999
Household
2450
Household
24999
Household
Bodmin
Materials
Recycling
Facility
50000
H/C&I
Helston
HWRC (Gays
Hill)
10000
Household
Newquay
HWRC &
Refuse
Transfer
Station
24999
Household
Bude HWRC
(Tiscott
Wood)
Connon
Bridge
HWRC
Dudnance
Lane HWRC
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Pool
Materials
Recycling
Facility
25000
H/C&I
Saltash
HWRC
(Tamar
View)
24999
Household
St Austell
HWRC
14000
Household
St Erth
HWRC &
Refuse
Transfer
Station
25000
H/C&I
Tintagel
HWRC
(Bowithick)
2450
Household
United
Mines HWRC
24999
Household
2450
Household
Launceston
HWRC
(Bangors)
TOTAL
93,898
Environment Agency, 2009
4.2 These facilities process mainly Household waste for recycling and
some Commercial & Industrial Waste and processes and packages it
for onward transfer.
Table 8 Other Waste sorting, recycling, recovery and transfer
facilities.
Bodmin
Materials
Recycling
Facility
Exempt
50000
H/C&I
Pool
Materials
Recycling
Facility
Exempt
25000
H/C&I
Environment Agency, 2009
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5. Other waste sorting/recycling/recovery and transfer facilities
5.1 Some 26 sites offer a recovery/recycling service for commercial &
industrial waste. These sites (listed in table 9 below and shown in
figure 2) recover materials such as glass, card, paper, plastics, tyres,
liquids (oils etc), metals, wood, textiles, electronic equipment and
white goods.
Table 9 Other waste sorting/recycling/recovery and transfer
facilities
25000
Chypraze Farm,
Summercourt
25000
Connon Bridge
Refuse Transfer
Station & Clinical
Waste Transfer
Station
160000
Cory
Environmental Newham Depot,
Truro
5000
CSG Sealand,
Saltash
9
9
2284
Dinscott Waste
Transfer Site,
Kilkhampton,
5000
9
H/C&I
9
H/C&I/Inert
9
Inert
H/C&I/Inert
H/C&I
9
9
9
0
Dave Peat Waste
Ltd Doublbois,
Lisekard
Type
Chenoweth's
Business Park,
Ruan High Lane
Disposal
11700
Disposal
with energy
Launceston
(Bangors) Waste
Transfer Station
transfer
9
recovery
recycle
0
composting
type
Site Name
A & R Recycling,
St Day
9
Haz
9
9
9
9
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H/C&I
9
C&I
C&I/Inert
Bude
Domellick Manor,
St Dennis
50000
9
Forth Kegyn
Transfer Station,
Pool
24999
9
Glebe Quarry
Transfer Station,
Roche
25000
H & A Waste
Services Ltd,
Redruth
9
9
9
H/Haz
H/C&I/Inert
C&I/Inert
4999
9
Herniss Farm
Transfer Station,
Falmouth
24999
9
9
9
Kennards House
Waste Transfer
Station,
Luanceston
4999
9
9
9
H/C&I/Inert
Kernick Depot,
Falmouth
4999
H/C&I/Inert
/Haz
Lean Quarry
Waste Transfer
Station, Liskead
Masters Skips
Ltd, St Austell
75000
9
9
4999
9
9
North Quay
Recycling Centre,
Hayle
73749
Roodscroft
Transfer Station,
Hatt, Saltash
39000
St Austell Refuse
Transfer Station
Tregongeeves
24999
St Eval Recycling
Company, St
Columb
25000
9
The Waste
Transfer Station
24999
9
Vale Mil (BuMar)l, Redruth
15600
9
H/C&I
9
9
H/C&I/Inert
H/C&I/Inert
9
H/C&I/Inert
9
9
9
H/C&I/Inert
9
H/C&I
9
9
9
9
H/C&I/Inert
/Haz
9
9
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H/C&I/Inert
9
9
Inert
Valley View
Transfer Station
4999
Woodlands
Transfer Station,
Summercourt
5000
Parc-an-Chy
Transfer Station,
Scorrier
24999
TOTAL
H/C&I/Inert
9
9
9
9
H/C&I/Inert
Inert
9
69232
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Environment Agency, 2009
Metal Recycling Facilities
5.2 There are various metal Recycling and end of life vehicle recycling
facilities throughout Cornwall from very small specialist car breakers to
larger scale facilities. The Environment Agencies licence for the
smaller specialist facilities provides capacity up to 2,500. In reality
these sites are unlikely to have the ability to accept the maximum
amount that the licence allows.
Table 10: Metal Recycling
Environment
Agency Capacity
Site Name
Auto Recycling Centre, St Austell
2499
B & H Haulage Scrap Metal Removers,
Launceston
2500
Broadagri, St Day
2500
Burnt House Garage, Dobwalls
4999
Camborne Car Spares - C & J Autos, Camborne
2499
Combellack Vehicle Recyclers Ltd, Roche
25000
D C R Auto Spares, Launceston
4999
Duchy Motor Spares, St Austell
2500
Duckworths Car Spares, Chacewater
5000
Flashman Metal Recycling Centre, Gunnislake
Illogan Car Spares, Illoagan
24999
2500
John Orchard And Company (Chosen View)
24999
Launceston Car Breakers
2499
Malcolm Drew Ltd, St Day
4999
Marshalls Motors
4999
Methrose Works
74999
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Old English Cars
2499
Roy Rundle Car & Commercial Repairs
5000
Seaview Recovery
2500
Sims Metal Management - Bodmin
4999
Sims Metal Management - Camborne
12500
South West Tyre & Rubber Recyclers
4999
Southern Garage - Chris Davey Car Parts
4999
Southwest Renault, Peugeot & Citroen Spares
2500
Summercourt Scrapyard, Summercourt
25000
T C B (Performance Parts) Ltd
2500
T Ware & Sons
5000
The Scrap Yard
4999
Wheal Alfred Metal Recycling Ltd, Hayle
TOTAL
24999
294,984
Environment Agency, 2009
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6. Treatment (excluding Sewage Treatment Works)
6.1 Treatment facilities in Cornwall include the following two facilities that
mainly treat oil.
Table 11: Treatment
Site Name
Environment Agency Capacity
(tonnes)
Environmental Sealand Services,
Saltash
75,000
Falmouth Oil Services Ltd,
Falmouth
25,000
TOTAL
100,000
Environment Agency, 2009
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7. Composting Sites
8.1 Composting facilities which manage green waste from municipal,
commercial and industrial waste streams are shown in table 12 below.
Table 12: Composting facilities
Site Name
Capacity licensed by the Environment
Agency
Bake Farm, Trerulefoot
1,000 tonnes on site at any one time
Coosewartha Farm,
Redruth
1,000 tonnes on site at any one time
Splattenridden, Hayle
25,000 tonnes
Tinten On Farm, St Tudy
25,000 tonnes
Higher Kergillack Farm,
Falmouth
1,000 tonnes on site at any one time
Hepwell Farm, Quethiock,
Lisekard
1,000 tonnes on site at any one time
Lower Tregeen Farm,
Davidstow
1,000 tonnes on site at any one time
Ropewalk Farm, St Agnes
1,000 tonnes on site at any one time
Tregaire Barton,
Porthscatho
1,000 tonnes on site at any one time
TOTAL
57,000
Environment Agency, 2009
8.2 The above sites can accept up to 57,000 tonnes per year. The
location of the sites set out in table 12 are shown in figure 2
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