Park Royal plans Carbon Management Plant

It's predicted that in 7 years' time landfill space for London's waste will have run out, while existing recycling plants are already running at capacity. The Park Royal Estate, in the boroughs of Brent, Ealing and Hammersmith & Fulham, is the largest industrial and business location in the UK. It currently produces 200,000 tonnes of waste each year (enough to fill the Albert Hall twice over) – where will it go?

The Park Royal Partnership is planning a carbon management plant to turn this waste material into 'green' fuel, using two processes. One converts biodegradable waste into methane gas, which can be exported to the national grid or used to generate electricity directly. It is a closed system generating no emissions; the only residual is a high grade compost. The second process turns plastics into a synthetic diesel fuel, indistinguishable from commercial diesel. It is estimated that the plant will generate enough fuel to run 100 London buses per day.

Apart from reducing waste disposal costs for local businesses by about two-thirds, it is envisaged that the scheme would eliminate at least 85% of current waste vehicle movements in local and surrounding boroughs. Source: Park Royal Magazine