Updates on Developments at the Roxby Landfill Site

19th June 2009 - update kindly provided by Barry Walton

Local landfill opens its doors to the public

The Roxby landfill site on Winterton Road is opening its doors to the public between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday 27th June 2009.

Biffa, the site's operator, has organised a public open day to give local residents an opportunity to see how landfill works.

Waste is an inescapable consequence of modern life and Roxby handles 400,000 tonnes of non-hazardous waste every year from homes and businesses. Visitors to the site will see the range of engineering operations that are undertaken to manage this waste safely and responsibly.

Visitors will also be able to see the work the company has done to capture landfill gas in order to generate green, sustainable electricity and reduce the risk of landfill odours.

Site manager Mark Roberts said, "We want to give our neighbours the chance to see what happens at the site and we hope as many people as possible will be able to attend. For those unable to attend on the 27th, we operate an open door policy and are very happy to arrange organised visits at another time, especially for local schools. For further details, please contact the site on 01724 733336."

18th May 2009 - update kindly provided by Barry Walton

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May 2009 Roxby Landfill Update

13th May 2009 - update kindly provided by Barry Walton

Biffa has advanced its plans to tip waste on the eastern edge of the Roxby landfill site in order to allow it to bring forward restoration works for the summer.

The eastern edge of the landfill is the area most visible to residents of Winterton, Roxby and users of the A1077. The placement of waste in this area is expected to last around eight weeks and should be concluded in July. Placement of a permanent clay cap and gas extraction infrastructure will then follow.

By bringing forward works in this area, Biffa will be able to ensure the Eastern edge of the site is restored to its final agreed levels far sooner.

Site manager, Mark Roberts said, "Although these works will be visible to our neighbours for approximately eight weeks, upon completion, they will screen the site from nearby villagers and the A1077 for the next two years. The works will also allow us to capture more landfill gas and prevent the possibility of landfill gas odours."

9th March 2009 - update kindly provided By site manager, Mark Roberts

I’d like to start with an apology to all our neighbours in Winterton and Roxby for any discomfort caused by recent landfill odours. We are well aware of the situation and are continuing with actions to prevent this.

Landfill odours are associated with gas, which is produced through the decomposition of biodegradable waste. We have measures in place to capture this gas, which we use to generate electricity.

Unfortunately the production of gas has increased in recent months at a greater rate than we had anticipated. As such, we are working hard to put measures in place to capture this and prevent the odours you may have experienced.

In December we placed a clay layer over the northern flank of the operational area – known as phase seven. This is intended to serve as a seal and prevent the escape of gas. We have also installed 187 gas extraction pins. These six metre long, perforated pipes are sunk into the waste and connected to a manifold system operating under negative air pressure. This serves to suck gas out of the site and prevent its escape. Eight deep gas wells have also been installed to capture gas from deeper parts of the waste

We have also installed and are continuing to install horizontal gas scavengers. Like pin wells, these perforated pipes are laid down within the waste and serve to suck gas out of the waste as gas is produced.

To further aid odour control a new way of infilling the tip has been introduced. This involves stacking the waste in blocks rather than layers so reducing the surface area through which gas can escape.

We have also taken delivery of a new gas engine. This will help us utilise the increased amount of gas we are collecting to generate electricity.

In addition, we have extended the range of our odour control system by an extra 100 nozzles. These nozzles emit a fine spray comprising an odour masker and neutraliser.

Whilst we are continuing with these works, I appreciate that you may experience the occasional landfill odour and I’d like to assure you that we are working as quickly as possible to remedy this.

We do try to be good neighbours! We don’t like problems and we hope that we can demonstrate that we take such things very seriously and do as much as we can to prevent them. If you would like to discuss any of the above – or any other aspect of our site management, please call me on 01724 733336 or our community affairs manager Barry Walton on 020 8789 9651. Also if you would like to see for yourself the work we are doing, please let Mark or Barry know and they can arrange a visit to the site.

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