Today (26th July, 2021), the Gloucestershire Energy from Waste Facility has launched a new film demonstrating how the Facility works. The film describes the energy from waste process and follows the journey household residual waste takes from the Facility’s weighbridge and tipping hall to its combustion and production of electricity which helps to power homes across Gloucestershire. The short film is available to watch on the Facility’s website.

Applications for the 2021 Gloucestershire Energy from Waste Community Fund are now open. The annual Community Fund provides financial grants to support projects that have environmental, social, and/ or community benefits to the constituted community groups and parish organisations from Hardwicke, Quedgeley, Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon, Haresfield, Harescombe, Standish, Moreton Valence, and Whitminster.

The Gloucestershire Energy from Waste Facility marked a successful first 12 months of operation at the end October 2020. In this time, it has treated 177,582 tonnes of waste, recovered 41,270 tonnes of Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA), the collective name for metals, Incinerator Bottom Ash Aggregate (IBAA) and IBA oversize, for recycling. In addition, the Facility has produced 118,920 MWh electricity, that is the net production value, which was exported to the National Grid.

A brand-new short animation has been unveiled by Gloucestershire Energy from Waste Facility. The film explains how the Facility operates, detailing the energy from waste process and how electricity is generated. It is available to view on the Facility’s website.

The Gloucestershire Energy from Waste Facility is proud to champion the 4Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recover. Through these processes, the Facility helps to divert over 90% of Gloucestershire’s household residual waste from landfill.

The Gloucestershire Energy from Waste Facility has released its Annual Customer Satisfaction Survey. The survey provides local residents, suppliers, visitors, Councillors and others with the opportunity to feedback on their experience of the Facility and its employees.

The Gloucestershire Energy From Waste Facility received a £12,850 grant from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) to develop GCSE Curriculum Education Plans for the benefit of students in and around Gloucestershire. The Engineering Education Grant Scheme (EEGS) provides support for UK-based educational projects that increase engineering knowledge in young people.

The Gloucestershire Energy from Waste Facility will have a planned maintenance outage for two weeks from 25th September to 9th October. During this period, the facility will be shut down and regular operations will cease. The outage allows the facility to ensure equipment is cleaned and processes are running efficiently, helping the facility to run in a way that’s cost effective and environmentally sound.