Permit awarded for Rookery Pit EfW plant

The development of an energy-from-waste facility at Rookery Pit in Bedfordshire has taken a step forward after the Environment Agency awarded a permit for the 585,000 tonne a year plant.It is anticipated that nearly eight years after the initial application, work on the Covanta and Veolia-run project will now commence later this year. The facility will become operational after a three year construction period.In its judgment on granting the permit, the Environment Agency stated: “We have considered all the relevant factors, including all public consultation responses, and have reached the conclusion that, the proposals will not give rise to any significant pollution of the environment or harm to human health.”