Tip set to close at Gilberdyke
THE Environment Agency has issued a revised operating permit for the landfill waste site at Gilberdyke that will bring about the closure of the tip.
From January 1 2013, the tip’s operator City Plant Ltd will no longer be able to deposit general waste at the site. The new permit restricts tipping to inert substances, such as capping soils, that will seal the waste site for restoration to a natural appearance.
The Environment Agency issued the permit variation last Friday, November 30, as the site has reached its maximum capacity for general, non-hazardous waste. It is expected that all of the capping materials will have been deposited by November 2013, although tree planting and other landscaping works may continue after this date.
City Plant Ltd has also applied to change its existing environmental permit for the site. The firm’s applications specify the overall size and shape of the site and how the site will be managed.
Peter Stevenson, Environment Manager at the Environment Agency, said: “This is a significant milestone in the lifecycle of the landfill site at Gilberdyke. Once capping begins in January, no more general waste will be allowed, and that means that any problems of odour or unsightliness of waste will be reduced in time. Ultimately we are looking forward to seeing the site entirely finished, with the surface restored to its natural state.”
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