Heritage Open Days - Peterborough Energy Recovery Facility

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Viridor Waste Management Ltd, Fourth Drove, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5UR

Viridor is pleased to invite you to visit our energy recovery facility (ERF) at Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. Peterborough, diverts non-recyclable waste from landfill, generating energy and creating resources for use in construction

Discover how Peterborough Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) can transform non-recyclable waste into enough energy to power up to 15% of the homes in Peterborough. You are invited to join us on a tour of our facility and find out what happens to your non-recyclable waste after you put it in the bin.

Across the UK, Viridor operates a fleet of 11 ERFs that process non-recyclable waste, generating energy and creating resources for use in construction. Peterborough ERF plays an important role making the City of Peterborough more sustainable, diverting at least 95% of household waste away from landfill.

Peterborough ERF was built as part of a long-term contract with Peterborough City Council to treat non-recyclable waste from Peterborough homes. It can process 85,000 tonnes per year of non-recyclable waste, provides electricity to the Grid, and residues from the process are recycled and used for materials in the construction industry.

Viridor has announced a commitment to reach net zero carbon by 2040 and to be net negative by 2045. We retain our focus on the goals of the Waste Hierarchy, to reduce, reuse, recycle. Viridor is making significant investments in UK plastics recycling and reprocessing, and supports efforts to drive increased reuse, recycling and reprocessing. Join us and discover how we can all play our part. By reducing waste and putting the right stuff in the right bin, we can make sure that only non-recyclable waste ends up at our facility.

Event Times

Thursday 15 September: Pre-booked tour starts at 11:00 am (duration approximately 2.5 hours)
Friday 16 September: Pre-booked tour starts at 11:00 am (duration approximately 2.5 hours)

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Visitors must be over 8 years old. Flat, enclosed and sturdy footwear must be worn. Arms and legs must be covered for the tour.
Booking Contact: Paul Lappin
Call: 01733 465286
Email: PeterboroughVisitorCentre@viridor.co.uk
Booking opens: 11 August 2022 17:00
Booking closes: 12 September 2022 23:30

Access

The active part of the tour generally lasts for about an hour. Visitors must be able to stay together on their feet through the whole tour. We will always strive to enable full participation on tours and can make reasonable adjustments if we have all relevant information in advance. Along with mobility conditions please advise of health conditions or circumstances that might impact on your safe participation.

COVID-19 Considerations

This event will run in line with local & national government guidelines at the time of the festival.

Additional Information

Max 12 people per tour/session. Takes approximately 2.5 hours Pre-booking is essential, email Paul Lappin at PeterboroughVisitorCentre@viridor.co.uk, confirmation of booking is required. Clothing: ERFs are operational industrial sites and we offer a variety of different tour routes. Arms and legs must be covered and flat and sturdy footwear worn. Personal items: We advise visitors NOT to bring personal items to site. Medication should be brought in a transparent bag and the Visitor Centre Manager should be made aware of this on arrival. Photography: No photography is allowed on the site tour without the express permission of the site management. Contact for the day: Paul Lappin 01733 465286

Directions

The facility is located next door to the Household Recycling Centre on Fengate. A guide on how to find us will sent with confirmation of your booking.