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Brookhurst Wood
Protecting Local Amenity
The facility has been designed to protect local
amenity and be a good neighbour to nearby homes
and businesses:
● The proposed Mechanical Biological Treatment
facility will accept only non-hazardous
household and commercial waste and will fully
comply with environmental and health and
safety standards.
● Waste will be processed in an enclosed
environment with air extraction systems, filters
and sound proofing to contain odours and noise.
● No sorting, recycling or treatment of waste will
take place in the open air.
● As the proposals progress, Biffa will appoint a
Community Liaison Officer and hold regular
Brookhurst Wood Contract Liaison Group
meetings to ensure the local community is kept informed of operations on the site and has the
opportunity to ask questions and raise any concerns directly with Biffa.
● Biffa will also set up a dedicated website that will provide the community with regularly updated
information about the facility.
In addition:
● The facility will need to secure a permit to operate from the Environment Agency, which the Agency
will only grant if it is satisfied that the facility will operate safely.
● The Environment Agency will continue to closely monitor the facility’s operations throughout its life
to ensure that it operates within the conditions of its permit.
Operating Hours
The mechanical sorting plant will operate from:
● 7am to 7pm Monday to Saturday and
● 7am to midday on bank holiday Mondays.
The anaerobic digestion process will operate continuously, using the County’s waste to generate valuable fuel.