Press Releases and Leaflets

We will publish all press releases issued by Suffolk County Council relating to the project on this page (please note that these link through to the "News" section of the County Council's website and that the news releases are live for one year from date of issue).

21/07/11
Energy from waste facility gets the green light

06/10/10
Contracts signed for new Energy from Waste facility in Suffolk

26/08/10
Cabinet to discuss award of waste contract (PDF, 25KB)
The appropriate cabinet paper and business case can be found here

10/05/10
Preferred Bidder Announced To Build Energy From Waste Facility

10/07/09
Shortlisted bidders announced

9/10/08        
The opportunity to be the Provider of Suffolk's future Waste Treatment Plant has attracted widespread interest

7/04/08    
Suffolk County Council Statement - Suffolk secures £102m subsidy (Word, 25kb)

17/01/08    
Next stages in the County's waste programme released (PDF, 22.32kb) 

19/10/06    
Cabinet to consider major changes to waste management


Further news releases which relate to the work the county council do to promote waste reduction, reuse and recycling can be found at the main news section.

Leaflets and reference information


We have produced a leaflet called "The future of waste in Suffolk" and this is available on our partnership website as a PDF document for download at  http://www.suffolkrecycling.org.uk/Files/Suffolk_EfW_Leaflet.pdf

Factsheets available for download:

Background information on the disposal options for Suffolk's black bin waste (PDF, 75Kb)

The myths surrounding Energy from Waste (EFW) technology and facilities  (PDF, 61Kb)