PRESS RELEASE

4^th July 2008

TEG supplies first commercial scale composting plant in North Wales for Gwynedd Council

Gwynedd Council has officially opened its state of the art composting facility in Ffridd Rasus, Harlech.  The plant, opened by Council Chairman, Councillor Evie Morgan Jones, is the first commercial scale composting operation in North Wales and was supplied and installed by award winning composting technology company, TEG Environmental. 

The 10-cage Silo Cage in vessel composting system is capable of treating around 5,000 tonnes of waste per annum. Residents in the Dwyfor area have led the way in Gwynedd's efforts to increase the percentage of the county's household waste which is recycled or composted, rather than sent to landfill sites. Once collected, the food waste along with garden waste will be turned into high-quality compost by the TEG technology.  This nutrient rich end product can then be used for agricultural, horticultural, domestic and land remediation purposes.

"Gwynedd County Council is the first local authority in North Wales to have introduced alternative technology for green and food waste disposal and we are pleased that they have chosen the TEG process," said Mick Fishwick, Chief Executive of TEG Environmental.  "We are sure the Council will get the continued support of the local communities in ensuring the green and food waste produced in every household is separated to be recycled at this state of the art facility and we look forward to working with Gwynedd for many years to come."

Gwyn Morris Jones, Gwynedd Council's Head of Highways and Municipal Services added:"The new Dwyfor food composting service is a big step forward for Gwynedd Council as we strive to reach the Assembly Government's target to compost and recycle 40% of our waste by 2009/10."

The plant at Harlech is the smallest plant that TEG has installed to date. The modular design of TEG's Silo Cage system offers the flexibility for the company to install plants tailored for smaller waste arisings as well as large scale facilities such as the ones it is currently building for Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority, which will be capable of handling 180,000 tonnes of waste per annum.

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Photo shows (L to R) Councillor Arwel Pearce, Gwynedd Council Highways and Municipal Services Portfolio Leader; Gwyn Morris Jones, Head of the Council's Highways and Municipal Service; Gwynedd Council Chairman, Councillor Evie Morgan Jones and Mick Fishwick, Chief Executive of TEG Environmental.