A controversial environmental permit to allow the Abermule Bulk Waste Recycling Centre to operate has been submitted for approval.
Powys County Council said today that it had submitted the facility's Environmental Permit to Natural Resources Wales.
The council is building the bulk recycling plant alongside a new business park on the outskirts of Abermule.
Recycled from kerbside collections throughout north Powys will be taken to the site before being packed and sent on for recycling.
“Enabling material to be collected from the kerbside and bulked in this way ensures that we minimise our carbon footprint in line with the Welsh Government’s circular economy aspirations," said Cllr Heulwen Hulme, Cabinet Member for Waste and Recycling.
The council said the "Environmental Permit will allow the site to operate under closely controlled conditions and regulations."
"Facilities such as the North Powys Bulking Facility require complex bespoke permits which are assessed, issued, and monitored by Natural Resources Wales. Currently Powys County Council successfully operate two other similar sites under NRW Environmental Permits in Brecon and Rhayader."
Details of the application for the North Powys Bulking Facility will be available on the Natural Resources Wales website.