BStE Design FAQLeaflet-v6 - Suffolk County Council

Household Waste Recycling Centre and Waste Transfer StationThe County Council is proposing to develop a waste transfer station and redevelopedHousehold Waste Recycling Centre at Rougham Hill, Bury St Edmunds.The waste transfer station will accept waste and recycling collected at the kerbside. Thematerial will then be bulked up and transported in larger vehicles so that recycling can besent to reprocessing facilities and residual waste can be sent to Suffolk’s central Energyfrom Waste facility which is currently being built and will be operating in December 2014.The bulking of waste onto fewer larger vehicles will greatly reduce the number of vehiclemovements and help to minimise the environmental impact.In order to make the best use of the site it will be necessary to relocate the HouseholdWaste Recycling Centre to the extended rear part of the site, which will allow us to developa new modern split-level Household Waste Recycling Centre for Bury St Edmunds.Frequently Asked QuestionsWhy do we need a transfer station?The transfer station will allow waste collected from the west of Suffolk to be transported to the Energy from Wastefacility and recycling to be transported to reprocessing facilities more efficiently on fewer larger vehicles. The transferstation needs to be in place towards the end of 2014 when the Energy from Waste facility starts operating and newrecycling contracts begin.What is a waste transfer station?A waste transfer station is a large shed where collected waste and recycling is brought for bulking onto larger lorriesfor onward transport. The waste and recycling is brought in by collection vehicles and put into storage areas insidethe building. When there is enough waste or recycling to fill a large articulated vehicle, the material is taken toreprocessing facilities and residual waste is taken to the Energy from Waste plant. All waste and recycling is movedquickly from the waste transfer station, often each day.Household Waste Recycling Centre and Transfer Station (view from North)