Gloucestershire took a step forward towards zero waste to landfill this week when Urbaser Balfour Beatty submitted its planning application for an energy-from-waste facility at Javelin Park, Haresfield, near junction 12 of the M5 motorway.

Urbaser Balfour Beatty is celebrating after it was named Preferred Bidder last week by Gloucestershire County Council for its 25 year contract to design, build and operate an energy-from-waste facility at Javelin Park, Haresfield near Junction 12 of the M5.

Urbaser Balfour Beatty has been chosen to lead on Gloucestershire’s residual project which will divert waste from landfill and save millions of pounds.

Today, Cabinet agreed to go with Urbaser Balfour Beatty to provide a sustainable, environmentally sound and affordable solution for dealing with Gloucestershire’s waste.

A second public exhibition is being held at Javelin Park for people to find out more about the waste facility proposed for the site.

Gloucestershire County Council is looking for an alternative solution to landfilling its residual waste - that's the waste left over when we have reduced, reused, recycled and composted all we can.