Covanta

Council “on target” to hit lower landfill goal

Bedford Borough Council has said it is “on target” to hit its landfill target. As with other local authorities, the borough council is working to send less waste to landfill as part of a transition towards more...

Letters: Sparse support for EWR

I attended the meeting with Simon Blanchflower two weeks ago and I can confirm that in spite of our MPs words to the contrary the proposed Bedford-Cambridge link of EWR...

New Council waste contract means rubbish will end up at controversial Covanta incinerator

Bedford Borough Council is facing criticism today after it awarded a new waste contract to Veolia who will be sending residents' rubbish to the controversial Covanta incinerator in Stewartby. Only...

Covanta Judicial Review rejected by court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal has rejected a challenge to revoke the environmental permit issued to Covanta, who are building an incinerator at Rookery Pit, Stewartby near Bedford. The judgment...

Work to start on Rookery Pit incinerator immediately

Covanta have announced that they'll start building the controversial incinerator at Rookery Pit, just outside Stewartby, now that finances have been agreed...

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