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==History== | ==History== | ||
The Bolton facility was built to primarily service residual [[Household Waste]] from [[Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council]] under a long term contract in 1970. The plant was refurbished in 1996 through to 2000 to comply with new emissions standards with the intention of processing up to 100,000 tonnes per year and generating 8MWe <ref>[https://www.recycleforgreatermanchester.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TRF-Case-Study-R4GM-Higher-level-fact-sheets-August-2014_Layout-1-2.pdf: | The Bolton facility was built to primarily service residual [[Household Waste]] from [[Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council]] under a long term contract in 1970. The plant was refurbished in 1996 through to 2000 to comply with new emissions standards with the intention of processing up to 100,000 tonnes per year and generating 8MWe <ref>[https://www.recycleforgreatermanchester.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TRF-Case-Study-R4GM-Higher-level-fact-sheets-August-2014_Layout-1-2.pdf: Greater Manchester Fact Sheet]</ref>. After a fire in September 2017 there were issues re-opening, which initially occurred in July 2018 without energy generation<ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/bolton-efw-back-online-next-month/ Letsrecycle Article]</ref>. | ||
==Plant== | ==Plant== | ||
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==Local Authority Users== | ==Local Authority Users== | ||
Tonnage reported through the [[EA]] for 2018 was not recorded, but tonnage through [[WasteDataFlow]] suggests tonnage of around 49,000 tonnes was processed in 2018. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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