Circular economy activity 1
Name of the Circular Economy Activity Identified:
ZERO LANDFILL WASTE MANAGEMENT SCHEME
Type of the Circular Economy Activity implemented:
RECYCLING OF WASTE STREAMS
Brief Description of the Activity:
Within the current extent of the Port of Holyhead, Stena Line has achieved a zero landfill target. All waste generated by the Port and visiting ships is 100% recycled within nothing sent to landfill. The Port currently handles approximately 55 tonnes of waste per month. Waste is segregated into different streams which then go to different recycling plants. Plastics are sent to Deeside and Warrington where the hard plastic is processed to make car dashboards and the soft plastic is recycled to make children’s toys. Glass is recycled at Ellesmere to become double glazing, wood is shredded and compacted into logs and food waste is processed and then sent to a bio-waste power plant located in St Asaph. Along with recycling within the UK itself approximately 15% of the waste generated by the Port is baled and sent by sea to Denmark and Sweden where it is converted to heat and power (Stena Line, 2016)
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Industrial Sector Involved:
Key Organisation(s):
Other Stakeholders/Value Chain Partners:
WASTE (GENERAL)
RECYCLING
STENA LINE
RECYCLING COMPANIES
Life Stage (ambition, planned, pilot, scale-up, implemented)
Planned Duration (Project based or permanent)
IMPLEMENTED
PERMANENT
New Product/s or Service/s Generated:
Potential users demand:
PERMANENT
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