7 October 2009, 09/228
Disposing of your waste even more quickly with new
transfer station
Work has started on a state-of-the-art refuse and recycling
transfer station at West Lancashire’s Stanley depot to help the
environment and make collections quicker.
It is a £3.5 million partnership project between West Lancashire
Borough Council and Lancashire County Council, which will improve
the service even more for residents and will have financial
benefits and efficiency savings for the Council.
The transfer station is being built at Stanley Depot in
Skelmersdale so that the Borough Council’s collection teams can
discharge their loads locally and avoid traveling the uneconomical
and unnecessary distances to landfills.
The material is picked up and loaded into larger vehicles that
can carry double the tonnage carried in the street collection
truck. This reduces mileage and traffic congestion, and it means
that the operatives can get back on their collection round
faster.
It will take about 12 months for the new facility to be built so
the Council is hoping to have it open for business by autumn
2010.
Councillor Paul Greenall, Portfolio Holder for Street Scene,
said: "I’m really excited about this project because our residents
will really reap the benefits from this value for money initiative.
It’s more economically friendly and will ensure that the collectors
can get on with their rounds even quicker, rather than having to
make long journeys to the landfill sites. It’s a really good
example of how we’re using our resources wisely to deliver the best
possible services at the lowest possible cost to our
customers."
The project was made possible because of joint workings between
West Lancashire Borough Council and Lancashire County Council. West
Lancashire will operate the transfer station whilst the County
Council will manage and fund its building.
Councillor Albert Atkinson, Deputy Leader of Lancashire County
Council, said: "The County Council is delighted to be a partner in
the development of this new transfer station, which will be of
great benefit to West Lancashire Borough Council and will reduce
the number of vehicle movements around the county. The County
Council is always looking for new, imaginative partnership
agreements and this development demonstrates that both councils are
looking to the future and protecting the environment."
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