Winslow Evening and Morning WI - combined tour of Greatmoor Waste Facility. Tuesday 29th March.
The UK's largest single-line 'Energy from Waste' facility in Buckinghamshire. It became operational in 2016 and receives waste from across the County for incinerating. Non combustible materials are removed and used for aggregate, breeze blocks or kerbstones. Thermal energy from the combustion process is subsequently fed to a turbine for the production of electricity. Sufficient to power 40,000 homes. After a very informative presentation we were all ‘togged-up’ with boots, hard hats, gloves, masks and hi-vis jackets for a tour of the site. This was a tour of great interest for WI Members, who have, for many years campaigned about environmental and sustainability issues. HZ.