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5361- Kilmainhamwood Compost Facility Extension- EIS Suitability of the Proposed Development The Kilmainhamwood composting facility is considered an appropriate and suitable location for the provision of additional and urgently needed biological treatment capacity for the North East and Dublin Regions with respect to the following criteria: • Existing infrastructure and land bank; • Existing Animal By-Products Approval; • Proximity to waste arisings; • Development Potential; • Current access to the site; Existing infrastructure The existing facility includes infrastructure that will facilitate the proposed extension to the facility. This infrastructure includes site access, site road, weighbridge, compost screening area and odour abatement technology. The facility has precedence in the acceptance and treatment of biowaste. In addition, the facility has access to a substantial land bank (in excess of 1,500 hectares) for the beneficial application of the finished compost. Due to the availability and suitability of existing facility infrastructure, the proposed extension to the Kilmainhamwood facility could be constructed in a relatively short timeframe (compared to the construction of a facility on a new site) thereby providing urgently needed biological treatment capacity. Existing Animal By-Products Approval; The Kilmainhamwood Compost facility is currently the only facility in the North East and Dublin Regions approved by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to accept Animal By-Products. Indeed, there are currently only six Animal By-Product complaint facilities in Ireland with a processing capacity of the order of 85,000 tonnes per annum. Clearly, there is a significant deficit in approved biological treatment capacity on both a National level and Regional level. Source separated food waste from household and commercial premises is defined as Animal By-Products and therefore any intending biological treatment facility requires approval from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Proximity to Waste Arisings The existing composting facility is located approximately 6km northwest of Nobber, Co. Meath and 75km from Dublin. The R162 regional road runs to the south and southwest of the site. The location of the site in relation to its geographic surrounds is shown on Figure 1.1 of the previously submitted EIS. Waste currently accepted at the facility is primarily from the North East and Dublin Regions. Please refer to Figure 2.6, provided below, for location of the Kilmainhamwood facility with respect to the North East and Dublin Regions. 67 EPA Export 01-06-2010:03:55:54

5361- Kilmainhamwood Compost Facility Extension- EIS Thorntons Recycling currently have approximately 7,860 household customers in County Meath and are in the process of rolling out source separated biowaste collections to all these customers (having already rolled out brown bins to approximately 1,000). In addition, the existing Kilmainhamwood facility currently treats biowaste collected by service providers in County Monaghan, County Cavan and County Louth. Development Potential The current application proposes to extend the existing facility buildings in order to provide sufficient processing capacity for the additional tonnage. There is sufficient land adjacent to the existing compost facility to serve the needs of the proposed extension. Current access to the site As part of the development of the existing facility, a 5m wide site road of approximately 0.85km in length was constructed from the facility to the R162 regional road to facilitate the movement of delivery vehicles to the composting facility. The current access to the R162 and the existing site road will also be utilised for the proposed extension to the facility. For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. 68 EPA Export 01-06-2010:03:55:54

5361- Kilmainhamwood Compost Facility Extension- EIS<br />

Thorntons Recycling currently have approximately 7,860 household customers in County Meath and<br />

are in the process of rolling out source separated biowaste collections to all these customers (having<br />

already rolled out brown bins to approximately 1,000). In addition, the existing Kilmainhamwood <strong>facility</strong><br />

currently treats biowaste collected by service providers in County Monaghan, County Cavan and<br />

County Louth.<br />

Development Potential<br />

The current application proposes to extend the existing <strong>facility</strong> buildings in order to provide sufficient<br />

processing capacity for the additional tonnage. There is sufficient land adjacent to the existing <strong>compost</strong><br />

<strong>facility</strong> to serve the needs of the proposed extension.<br />

Current access to the site<br />

As part of the development of the existing <strong>facility</strong>, a 5m wide site road of approximately 0.85km in<br />

length was constructed from the <strong>facility</strong> to the R162 regional road to facilitate the movement of delivery<br />

vehicles to the <strong>compost</strong>ing <strong>facility</strong>. The current access to the R162 and the existing site road will also<br />

be utilised for the proposed extension to the <strong>facility</strong>.<br />

For inspection purposes only.<br />

Consent of copyright owner required for any other use.<br />

68<br />

EPA Export 01-06-2010:03:55:54

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