Where will your waste go when landfill sites
are full?
Frequently Asked Questions
The Peterborough Energy Resource Recovery Facility
- What is an Energy Resource Recovery Facility (ERRF)?
- What is the proposal for the new plant all about?
- Why put an ERRF in Peterborough?
- Where would the proposed combined heat and power energy resource recovery facility be located?
- How much would an energy resource recovery facility cost to build and operate?
- When will the new facility open and how long will it work for?
- What types of rubbish are accepted at this facility?
- Will the facility accept waste from outside Peterborough?
- What will happen from the energy from the facility?
The need for the facility
- Why do we need this or other similar facilities in the UK?
- Are there other sites like this in the UK?
- Should we not be trying to recycle more?
- Could this ERRF actually inhibit
further recycling in the region?
Local Impact of the
site
- Is the site safe?
- What impact will the site have on local air quality?
- Will this new facility mean extra lorries on local roads?
- Will the site smell?
- Who controls the ERRF and monitors the emission standards?
- What about dioxins: there is no safe level of dioxin emissions
- What are the solid residues from the facility and where will they go?
- How will pollution be controlled?
- How are the emissions from the plant monitored?
- Do combined heat and power energy resource recovery facilities contribute to global warming?
- Have residents had a chance to express their views on future waste disposal options?
- What other options did the working group consider?
- What happens next?
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