Edinburgh, Millerhill

 

Campaign group:	Danderhall and District Community Council
Applicant:	Entec UK Ltd
Technology:	Energy from Waste
Capacity:	200,000 tonnes per annum
Local authority:	This is a joint venture between Midlothian and Edinburgh Councils
Planning application	Click here to see planning application number 09/00534/PAC
Status of current application:	Pre-application consultation completed. Entec will apply for planning permission in principle (PPiP) on or around 9 June 2010. For the latest position, visit both councils' joint Zero Waste Future website

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What should happen to Edinburgh's waste when it can't be recycled? 1 Oct 2010

Plans for Edinburgh's contribution towards trying to meet the Scottish government's Zero Waste Plan are set to be finalised this month. If given the green light

Councils turn up the heat on giant new incinerator plans, by Andrew Picken, Edinburgh Evening News, 4 May 2009 - EXTERNAL LINK 
A GIANT incinerator providing energy for thousands of homes is being lined up to deal with Edinburgh's household waste, it was revealed today. The "energy from waste" plant, which burns rubbish to produce electricity, would be big enough to handle around 200,000 tonnes ..Read more

Millerhill waste site gets mixed response from locals, by Anna Fenton, The Journal, 3 February 2010 - EXTERNAL LINK
Plans to build a residual waste disposal site at Millerhill encountered a mixed reception last week as developers gave a presentation to locals. The project is being run by Zero Waste, a joint venture by Edinburgh and Midlothian councils which is considering ways to reduce the amount of waste going to landfills...Read more

Impact on Honest Toun of waste incinerator is feared, by Julie Douglas, 4 December 2009 - EXTERNAL LINK 
Musselburgh residents are demanding to be kept informed of plans to build an "energy from waste" super incinerator at Millerhill, on the boundary between Midlothian and East Lothian...Read more