The Bolton WtE is a waste power station constructed in 1971 in
Bolton
Bolton (, locally ) is a large town in Greater Manchester in North West England, formerly a part of Lancashire. A former mill town, Bolton has been a production centre for textiles since Flemish people, Flemish weavers settled in the area i ...
, and is a major landmark of its skyline. The incinerator burns up to of
household waste
Municipal solid waste (MSW), commonly known as trash or garbage in the United States and rubbish in Britain, is a waste type consisting of everyday items that are discarded by the public. "Garbage" can also refer specifically to food waste, ...
per hour or per year,
and can generate up to 11 MW of electricity. The plant is operated by
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK. The Bolton incinerator is the only household waste incinerator in
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority, combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: City of Manchester, Manchester, City of Salford, Salford ...
.
See also
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Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority
The Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) was England’s largest waste disposal authority, responsible for the management and disposal of municipal waste from Greater Manchester. It dealt with 1.1 million tonnes of waste produced ...
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List of incinerators in the UK
The following is a list of incinerators in the UK that treat municipal waste:
Operating
* Allerton waste recovery park, North Yorkshire
* Allington Quarry Waste Management Facility
* Ardley ERF
* Baldovie WtE (Dundee)
Beddington Energy Recovery F ...
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Bolton power stations
The two Bolton power stations supplied electric power to the town of Bolton and the wider area between 1894 and 1979. The first power station was located in Bolton town centre but by 1910 was too small to meet the growing demand for electricity. ...
References
External links
Greater Manchester WasteZero Waste Management Greater Manchester
Waste power stations in England
Buildings and structures in Bolton
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