Cory Environmental, one of the UK’s leading recycling and waste management companies, has welcomed the decision by Wandsworth Council to approve plans to improve and refurbish the Civic Amenity site at Smugglers Way, Wandsworth.
Cory Environmental and the Western Riverside Waste Authority submitted a planning application in April 2009 to upgrade the Civic Amenity site as part of a programme of environmental and operational improvements designed to transform the waste disposal and recycling facilities at Smugglers Way for local residents and help boost recycling rates.
Richard Wilkinson, Planning Manager at Cory Environmental, said: “We are delighted that our plans to significantly improve the Civic Amenity site for local residents in Wandsworth have been approved, after many months of detailed design work with the Western Riverside Waste Authority. This will help us to achieve many improvements, as it aims to boost recycling rates, reduce incidences of traffic queuing into the site at peak times, improve the local environment for nearby residents and improve the safety and efficiency of the operation.”
Richard continued: “Alongside the construction of the Materials Recycling Facility, which will sort at least 84,000 tonnes of mixed household recyclable materials per year, the new Civic Amenity site will transform the waste disposal and recycling facilities at Smugglers Way. Given the current construction of the Materials Recycling Facility and the need to provide a temporary alternative site at Feathers Wharf, completion of the phased programme of improvements will take several years to achieve and we will continue to work with the local community throughout this time.”
Cory Environmental manages all the on site operations at Smugglers Way Civic Amenity site, together with the adjoining Waste Transfer Station, as part of the waste transfer and disposal contract with Western Riverside Waste Authority.
Wandsworth’s decision to approve the application still needs to be passed by the Greater London Authority but this final part of the planning decision making process is not expected to hold up the improvement works.
