Greater Manchester Waste

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• 8th July 2009
• Recycling
 

Freightliner Heavy Haul has signed a landmark 25 year contract for the rail haulage of municipal waste on behalf of Viridor in the Greater Manchester area.

Operations began last year hauling waste from various sites in Greater Manchester to a landfill site at Roxby Gullet, Scunthorpe on behalf of Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA).

Since then Viridor Laing (Greater Manchester) Ltd have completed a PFI waste and recycling contract with the GMWDA which will eventually take Refuse Derived Fuels (RDF) to a state of the art plant at Runcorn, Cheshire. THE RDF will be created at plants across Greater Manchester where recyclable material will be segregated and the residue turned into fuel for the new combined heat and power station. This plant will produce electricity and steam to replace energy currently generated from non-renewable sources.

"Rail transport plays an important role in this PFI, in keeping traffic off the roads and therefore making a positive contribution to the climate change agenda. It was extremely important for us to find a haulier who could provide not only a quality service but deliver the reliability which will be required as part of our ambitious plans for recycling and creating green fuel for the future."

"We are extremely pleased to be involved in Europe's biggest waste PFI and to participate in this innovative waste and recycling contract. This is a long term project in which the transport link is vital, and Freightliner Heavy Haul is delighted to have formed a long term partnership with Viridor for the entire duration of the PFI contract. We look forward to delivering the high levels of customer service, reliability and flexibility for which we have become renowned."

Freightliner Heavy Haul Ltd
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1, Eversholt Street
London
NW1 2FL
UK

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