## **What is an Energy Recovery Facility?** 

The Battlefield Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) has been operational since 11th May 2015 and it plays a crucial role in the waste hierarchy of recovery.

The Facility uses the residual waste unsuitable for recycling and composting to make heat and power. Waste from your residual waste bin, instead of being sent to a landfill site, is being delivered to the facility where it is converted to heat, under controlled conditions and this is used to generate electrical and/or thermal energy.



 

 

 

 

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## **How does an ERF Work?** 





 

 





 

 

 



 

 

 

 





## What Are the Benefits of an ERF? 



 

 

 



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**Landfill Diversion**

A proven safe solution for managing residual waste that cannot be recycled or composted



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

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**Resource Recovery**

Extracting metals and converting ash into aggregate, maximising value from waste



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

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**Local Jobs**

Creating 180 jobs during construction with 30 permanent positions now the facility is fully operational



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 





 

 

 

 





#### Treats approximately 100,000 tonnes of Shropshire's waste every year, representing around 45% of the county's total municipal waste



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

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#### Generates enough electricity to power 10,000 homes, harnessing waste as an energy source for the local area



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

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