The landfill site, close to the M66 in Bury that has previously gained notoriety about foul smells looks set to be expanded
Valencia Waste Management applied for an environmental permit to increase the permitted quantities for treatment of mixed non-hazardous waste at its Pilsworth South waste management facility at Pilsworth Road.
After reviewing 291 responses from the original consultation last year the Environment Agency is ‘minded to’ issue the environmental permit.
This means after exploring the issues and concerns that have been raised, it can’t find any reason to refuse the application, but is yet to make a final decision.
Nigel Glasgow, Area Environment Manager for the Environment Agency in Greater Manchester,
“We have carefully considered all the documents provided to us by Valencia Waste Management as well as the consultation comments and currently can’t find any reason to refuse the permit application.
“We want to hear people’s views on the draft decision and those interested are encouraged to view the draft documents and provide comments.
“We will make our final decision once we have reviewed the responses to this consultation.”
The purpose of the treatment is to recover the metals, wood and plastic for recycling, and to prepare the combustible wastes for use in energy recovery off-site.
The residual waste will, where possible, be used in landfill engineering, otherwise it will be disposed of in the landfill.
The treatment will take place in a purpose-built building with specialised equipment capable of treating up to 250,000 tonnes per year.
The consultation into the ‘minded to’ decision documents will close at the end of Thursday 3 July 2025.
People can respond to the consultation directly on the website or alternatively by email to [email protected]
