The EnviRecover Energy from Waste facility in Worcestershire has generated one million megawatts of energy from waste that would have otherwise gone to landfill.
This amount of energy is enough to power nearly 40,000 homes each year since its opening.
The facility processes approximately 210,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste each year, equivalent to over three million large wheelie bins.
This consists of around 170,000 tonnes of residential waste and 40,000 tonnes of commercial waste from the two counties.
The processed waste generates energy, which is sold back to the National Grid.
Councillor Elissa Swinglehurst, Herefordshire Council’s Cabinet Member with Responsibility for Environment said: “The amount of waste that is sent to landfill has drastically decreased as even the non-recyclable materials are able to be put to good use by being processed at EnviRecover to produce energy benefit to society as a whole.”
