Allington Quarry Waste Management Facility

Waste management centre in Allington, Kent

Allington Quarry Waste Management Facility

Allington Quarry Waste Management Facility in March 2006

Official name| Allington Quarry Waste
Management Facility
Country| England
Location| Aylesford
Kent
Coordinates| 51°17′34″N 0°29′28″E﻿ / ﻿51.2928°N 0.4912°E﻿ / 51.2928; 0.4912Coordinates: 51°17′34″N 0°29′28″E﻿ / ﻿51.2928°N 0.4912°E﻿ / 51.2928; 0.4912
Status| Operational
Commission date| 2007
Operator(s)| Kent Enviropower
Thermal power station
Primary fuel| Waste
Power generation
Nameplate capacity|

* 40 MW

External links
Commons| Related media on Commons

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grid reference TQ738578

The Allington Quarry Waste Management Facility is an integrated waste management centre in Allington, Kent. It is the site of the Allington Energy from Waste (EfW) Incinerator. The incinerator is owned by FCC Environment as Kent Enviropower. The facility, which has involved an investment of over £150 Million, is able to process 500,000 tonnes per annum of waste and has the ability to produce 40MW of power. The facility takes non-hazardous waste from households and businesses in Kent and the surrounding area for recycling and energy recovery. Materials separated by householders are sorted and sent for recycling, with the remainder being used to generate electricity to power the facility and for the local supply network.

Built in a former ragstone quarry, the site includes one 80 metres (260 ft) high chimney, and covers an area of 84 acres (34 ha), of which 67 acres (27 ha) will eventually become parkland, and permanently employs around 100 people.[1]

Under a 25-year contract with Kent County Council, Over 325,000 tonnes of municipal waste, from Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Malling, Dartford, Gravesham and Swale councils will be processed each year.[1] The centre is a major waste facility and will contribute to Kent meeting its LATS obligations for the diversion of waste from landfill. The incinerator employs fluidized bed incineration technology and has been in commercial operation since December 2008.

## See also[edit]

* List of incinerators in the UK
* Waste-to-energy

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Kent Enviropower Key Facts and Figures". www.wrg.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2006.

## External links[edit]

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* Kent Enviropower Website
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