Greengairs Landfill
Encyclopedia
The Greengairs Landfill is the largest landfill
site in Scotland
and is also considered to be Western Europe
's largest (consented void) landfill site. Greengairs was opened in 1990 and handles in approximately 600-750,000 tonnes of waste per year, 55% of which is municipal waste. Greengairs features landfill gas
collection systems which are used to generate electricity
for export into the National Grid.
The ownership of Greengairs has changed hands between Shanks Group
and Waste Recycling Group
.
Landfill
A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...
site in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and is also considered to be Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
's largest (consented void) landfill site. Greengairs was opened in 1990 and handles in approximately 600-750,000 tonnes of waste per year, 55% of which is municipal waste. Greengairs features landfill gas
Landfill gas
Landfill gas is a complex mix of different gases created by the action of microorganisms within a landfill.-Production:Landfill gas production results from chemical reactions and microbes acting upon the waste as the putrescible materials begins to break down in the landfill...
collection systems which are used to generate electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
for export into the National Grid.
The ownership of Greengairs has changed hands between Shanks Group
Shanks Group
Shanks Group plc is a leading European waste management company operating in the UK, Belgium, Canada and the Netherlands. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...
and Waste Recycling Group
Waste Recycling Group
Waste Recycling Group is a major British waste management company.WRG was owned by Guy Hands' investment company Terra Firma Capital Partners until September 2006, when it was sold to Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, S.A.The company offers services in Landfill Disposal, Energy Recovery,...
.