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Black bag waste threat to be fought
04/09/2020 @ 11:24
Any plans to take black bin bag waste to the bulk recycling plant being built at Abermule will be fought by village councillors.
Powys County Council is set to lodge an application with Natural Resources Wales (NRW) for an Environmental Permit to run the North Powys Bulking Facility, at the edge of the village.
When operational recycling material from all over Montgomeryshire will be brought in to Abermule.
There is will sorted into similar waste piles such as all cardboard or all plastic, and then taken away to other processing facilities.
The issue of the licence was brought up at a meeting by remote attendance of Abermule with Llandyssil community council.
Council chairman, Cllr Rees updated the council of a meeting held on 25 August with PCC officials at the site that she and County Councillor Gareth Pugh had attended.
Cllr Rees said: “They have not yet applied for the NRW licence. They confirmed that they would give Cllr Pugh advance notice of the application and there would be a 21 day consultation period when it goes live.
“Cllr Pugh asked was it still their intention to include residual waste on application?
“Ashley Collins (PCC senior manager for waste and recycling) explained when any business applies for a licence they don’t apply for current production, they allow for expansion.”
Cllr Rees explained that Mr Collins told her that residual waste is anything that can’t be recycled and as it would only be there for a maximum of 72 hours there would be no smell
Cllr Rees added: “I jumped on him and said that that residual waste could have been in householders bins for up to three weeks and includes nappies, sanitary wear, pet waste, unrecyclable food containers and that it did smell.
“We left them with no uncertainty that we were unhappy with that and would be objecting to it.”
Cllr Pugh said that he understood that the licence with residual waste on it would mean PCC having to comply with a higher level of conditions.
But any change of waste being dealt with at Abermule would need to go through the planning process and be decided by councillors at committee.
“If it went to planning at this stage I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t be supported,” said Cllr Pugh.
Cllr Rees asked if it “would help” by bringing the issue up at a PCC full council meeting on September 24?
She wanted county councillors to know that PCC had gone back on their word when it came to the residual waste.
Cllr Pugh said that he would find out if questions from the public were allowed at a full council meeting, and if not would ask the question himself.
Work at the £4 million facility is expected to be finished in November.
Powys County Council issued a statement to MyNewtown last month saying black bag waste would not be sent to the site, but a licence had to be applied for.
Powys County Council is set to lodge an application with Natural Resources Wales (NRW) for an Environmental Permit to run the North Powys Bulking Facility, at the edge of the village.When operational recycling material from all over Montgomeryshire will be brought in to Abermule.
There is will sorted into similar waste piles such as all cardboard or all plastic, and then taken away to other processing facilities.
The issue of the licence was brought up at a meeting by remote attendance of Abermule with Llandyssil community council.
Council chairman, Cllr Rees updated the council of a meeting held on 25 August with PCC officials at the site that she and County Councillor Gareth Pugh had attended.
Cllr Rees said: “They have not yet applied for the NRW licence. They confirmed that they would give Cllr Pugh advance notice of the application and there would be a 21 day consultation period when it goes live.
“Cllr Pugh asked was it still their intention to include residual waste on application?
“Ashley Collins (PCC senior manager for waste and recycling) explained when any business applies for a licence they don’t apply for current production, they allow for expansion.”
Cllr Rees explained that Mr Collins told her that residual waste is anything that can’t be recycled and as it would only be there for a maximum of 72 hours there would be no smell
Cllr Rees added: “I jumped on him and said that that residual waste could have been in householders bins for up to three weeks and includes nappies, sanitary wear, pet waste, unrecyclable food containers and that it did smell.
“We left them with no uncertainty that we were unhappy with that and would be objecting to it.”
Cllr Pugh said that he understood that the licence with residual waste on it would mean PCC having to comply with a higher level of conditions.
But any change of waste being dealt with at Abermule would need to go through the planning process and be decided by councillors at committee.
“If it went to planning at this stage I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t be supported,” said Cllr Pugh.
Cllr Rees asked if it “would help” by bringing the issue up at a PCC full council meeting on September 24?
She wanted county councillors to know that PCC had gone back on their word when it came to the residual waste.
Cllr Pugh said that he would find out if questions from the public were allowed at a full council meeting, and if not would ask the question himself.
Work at the £4 million facility is expected to be finished in November.
Powys County Council issued a statement to MyNewtown last month saying black bag waste would not be sent to the site, but a licence had to be applied for.
By Elgan Hearn, Local Democracy Reporting Service
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