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| New Earth Solutions Blaise Farm Facility |
New Earth Solutions has announced the opening of its new biological treatment facility at its Blaise Farm Quarry site in Kent, UK
The new facility will be capable of processing some 50,000 tonnes per year of source separated green and kitchen waste from local households.
Built under a minimum 15 year contract from Kent County Council, the plant will support segregated collections schemes of organic waste by both Tonbridge and Malling and Tunbridge Wells Borough Councils. There is also an option for a further five year extension to the existing contract.
The company says that the facility will produce a range of high quality composts that will be widely utilised across agriculture, land remediation and regeneration activities in the Kent region.
Operations Manager for Waste Management at Kent County Council said, "We have been able to improve our waste and recycling services for residents at both point of collection and in terms of final elimination as a result of New Earth Solutions technology and expertise."
New Earth claims that its latest facility at Blaise will uniquely offer full enclosure of the entire composting process, and will also operate a comprehensive emissions management system.
The composting process is managed by an advanced computer controlled optimisation programme, ensuring that the perfect conditions for conversion of organic waste into compost are continuously maintained.
In addition to its Kent facility, New Earth has also recently announced the opening of a new source segregated facility in Sharpness, Gloucestershire that will take wastes from households and businesses in Cardiff.
Around 25,000 tonnes of garden and food waste will be composted at the fully-enclosed, in-vessel facility over the next 12 months, diverting it from landfill and converting it into a nutrient rich, high quality compost.
Compost from the facility is already utilised by a large number of farmers as a beneficial soil conditioner and the addition of the Cardiff material will help NES meet an increasing demand for its recycled compost. New Earth will also make the compost available to the Council for use within suitable projects.
Councillor Margaret Jones from Cardiff Council said: "I am delighted this contract will enable us to make further CO2 reductions when compared to landfill, while also proving more economically advantageous."
The award of this interim contract will assist the Council in meeting its landfill diversion and recycling targets whilst providing the opportunity to formulate a long term treatment strategy.
New Earth Managing Director, Chris Cox, said "New Earth is pleased to support Cardiff Council in this project - 'Recycling Together'. We continue to grow and add new local authority customers, recycling and diverting biodegradable waste that would otherwise go for landfill."
