The new anaerobic digestion (AD) plant which is set to be built in Scotland is good news for the smaller waste management firms, it has been claimed.
Local recycling company Scotwaste and waste resource management firm Banks Developments have teamed up to build Scotland’s largest ever anaerobic digestion facility.
The new facility will be capable of handling around 105,000 tonnes of waste a year and is part of a £70 million energy-from-waste facility which will be built in Bathgate.
Daniel Leaver, senior waste and resources manager at engineering and environmental consultancy Wardell Armstrong, claimed the development is good news for all smaller companies.
He wrote on newenergyfocus.com: “The recent news that planning permission has been given for Scotland’s largest ever anaerobic digestion facility should be a real inspiration for smaller contractors looking to diversify into new waste streams and take advantage of a whole new market.”
As more waste is processed at the new site, more machinery could be required to cope with the demand.
The entire facility will generate enough electricity to power more than 7,000 homes and enough heat for around 9,000 households.
Typical Guttridge equipment used in the waste industry includes; elevators – bucket elevators – valves
