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171 9.3.2. West London Eco Park The EcoPark is a 43-acre site owned by London Waste Ltd. It offers a range of waste services recycling, composting, clinical treatment, recovery ong>andong> disposal - primarily to the North London Waste Authority (the Authority responsible for organizing the disposal of waste from seven North London Boroughs), but also to businesses in ong>andong> around London ong>andong> the south east. (Picture 46.) Picture 46.: London EcoPark (Londonwaste., 2009) The sites owned ong>andong> managed by London Waste provide recycling, composting ong>andong> electricity generation operations in the North London area. The license capacity of the Compost Centre has been increased from 30,000 tons to 45,000 tons per annum, where the compost material matures under a covered maturation area to reduce the risk of odor impact.

172 The company recycles wood, metals, waste timber, aggregate ong>andong> green waste. During 2008, the company recycled 86,301 tons of waste aggregates, which is used in the construction industry ong>andong> reduce the demong>andong>s upon raw materials. The EcoPark contains a Recycling Centre for bulky waste which enables the segregation ong>andong> recycling of a wide variety of materials that would otherwise end up in long>andong>fill (Picture 47.). Bulky items such as office furniture, wood pallets, skip waste ong>andong> builders' rubble can be delivered into this centre or collected by London Waste, using its own fleet of Vehicles. Picture 47.: Lorries unloading rubbish (Londonwaste., 2009) Untreated wood such as wood pallets, off cuts, some furniture, decking ong>andong> fencing can be delivered or even collected by special arrangement. This material can be shredded into chips, which can be used for animal bedding, new wood based products or as a fuel. In-Vessel technology takes mixed food ong>andong> green wastes ong>andong> turns it into high value compost that meets the requirements of the PAS quality protocol. A proportion of the compost produced by the Centre is returned to agricultural long>andong>, reducing the need for chemical fertilizers. EcoPark compost is available for sale ong>andong> is used in parks, gardens, allotments ong>andong> other developments within north London, effectively providing a closed loop solution.

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9.3.2. West L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong> Eco Park<br />

The EcoPark is a 43-acre site owned by L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong> Waste Ltd. It offers a range of<br />

<strong>waste</strong> services recycling, composting, clinical treatment, recovery <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> disposal -<br />

primarily to the North L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong> Waste Authority (the Authority resp<strong>on</strong>sible for<br />

organizing the disposal of <strong>waste</strong> from seven North L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong> Boroughs), but also<br />

to businesses in <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> around L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> the south east. (Picture 46.)<br />

Picture 46.: L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong> EcoPark<br />

(L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong><strong>waste</strong>., 2009)<br />

The sites owned <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> managed by L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong> Waste provide recycling, composting<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> electricity generati<strong>on</strong> operati<strong>on</strong>s in the North L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong> area. The license<br />

capacity of the Compost Centre has been increased from 30,000 t<strong>on</strong>s to 45,000<br />

t<strong>on</strong>s per annum, where the compost material matures under a covered<br />

maturati<strong>on</strong> area to reduce the risk of odor impact.

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