Cornwall Council has backed plans for a huge new waste and recycling site to be built.
Cornwall Council's strategic planning committee agreed to grant permission for the new facility at Hallenbeagle, in Redruth. The plant will be able to process up to 140,000 tonnes of waste and will act as a processing centre for waste collected from the kerbside, at dumps and from businesses across the Duchy.
The council recently re-procured its waste collection and cleansing contract, which is expected to have an impact on the management of municipal waste in the county, driving up recycling rates and reducing the amount of residual waste that is being produced. However, it was confirmed that food waste will be transported out of Cornwall to a facility in Devon.
