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Also in Household Waste: Organic Waste Collection and Recycling Service | Kerbside Recycling Service| Public Recycling Sites | Civic Amenity Sites | The Wight Family | Waste Cycle Waste to Energy | Composting | Landfill | Nappies 
Background The process of converting domestic waste into fuel was first introduced to the Island in 1987 when the Waste Derived Fuel Plant was commissioned. The plant was designed to process all of the Island's collected domestic waste and convert it into fuel pellets. In 1992 a generator capable of burning these pellets to produce electricity was constructed. At this time electricity production was equivalent to powering approximately 500 homes. 
In 1997, the Waste Derived Fuel Plant was handed over to Island Waste Services as part of the Integrated Waste Management Contract. In 2001 the company undertook modifications to the existing method of waste processing in order to make it more efficient. 
The Resource Recovery FacilityNow known as the Resource Recovery Facility, the plant is designed to take all of the Island's collected domestic waste. The process extracts the combustible element of the waste (paper, plastic film, plastic bags, polystyrene, and other packaging wastes) and turns it into fuel, known as Floc. The Plant is able to process selected types of commercial waste such as plastic wrapping and cardboard. Some items of wood can also be processed into fuel, as the plant is equipped with a shredder that can reduce wooden pallets and items of furniture collected in skips at the Civic Amenity Sites to a suitable size for burning. The plant also extracts aluminium (using an electro magnetic charge) and steel (using a magnet) from the waste and this is sent for recycling. The Forest Rd site is also used for the storage of materials such as kitchen waste from the weekly organic waste collection service, and glass and paper which has been collected via the kerbside box service. Kitchen waste is bulked up and sent to the Composting Facility at Lynnbottom for processing into landfill cover material and glass and paper are sent to the mainland for recycling. ^ Back to top |
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