This area has previously played a part in the UK power industry as it was a former coal transfer station. These new proposals would deliver a private sector investment of upwards of £150 million to create Swadlincote Resource Recovery Park – a hub for post-recycled waste recovery, recycling, reuse and green energy.
The new Energy Recovery Facility will process some 230,000 tonnes of post-recycled waste which cannot be recycled, generating low carbon electricity to power thousands of homes each year. It can also supply a green source of electricity and heat to businesses on the adjacent Appleby Glade Industrial Estate.