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The [[East Kent Waste Recovery Facility]] is a [[High Temperature and Clinical Waste Incineration|High Temperature Incinerator]] in Kent, with a capacity of up to 1.5 tonnes per hour, or around 13,000 tonnes per annum, focused on [[Healthcare Waste|clinical waste]], [[Healthcare Waste|controlled drugs]], [[Healthcare Waste|laboratory chemicals]] and [[Healthcare Waste|reactive wastes]]. Originally focused on the processing of material from the adjacent Discovery Park in Sandwich, Kent, [[Wastecare]] acquired the facility from Augean for around £3.4 million in early 2019 ([[Augean]] having acquired the facility from [[Pfizer]] in 2014)<ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/wastecare-purchases-augeans-east-kent-incinerator/ Letsrecycle Article Jan '19]</ref>. | The [[East Kent Waste Recovery Facility]] is a [[High Temperature and Clinical Waste Incineration|High Temperature Incinerator]] in Kent, with a capacity of up to 1.5 tonnes per hour, or around 13,000 tonnes per annum, focused on [[Healthcare Waste|clinical waste]], [[Healthcare Waste|controlled drugs]], [[Healthcare Waste|laboratory chemicals]] and [[Healthcare Waste|reactive wastes]]. Originally focused on the processing of material from the adjacent Discovery Park in Sandwich, Kent, [[Wastecare]] acquired the facility from Augean for around £3.4 million in early 2019 ([[Augean]] having acquired the facility from [[Pfizer]] in 2014)<ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/wastecare-purchases-augeans-east-kent-incinerator/ Letsrecycle Article Jan '19]</ref>. | ||
==Plant Description<ref>[https://www.augeanplc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2015-East-Kent-HTI-Investor-Day.pdf/ Augean Plc Investor Day pdf</ref>== | ==Plant Description<ref>[https://www.augeanplc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2015-East-Kent-HTI-Investor-Day.pdf/ Augean Plc Investor Day pdf]</ref>== | ||
[[East Kent Waste Recovery Facility]] employs rotary kiln technology which destroys waste at a rate of 1.5 tonnes per hour. Wases are typically destroyed at 950°C in the primary combustion chamber. | [[East Kent Waste Recovery Facility]] employs rotary kiln technology which destroys waste at a rate of 1.5 tonnes per hour. Wases are typically destroyed at 950°C in the primary combustion chamber. | ||
The facility reduces waste volumes by c.95% and is an [[R1 Recovery Facility|"R" coded facility]] | The facility reduces waste volumes by c.95% and is an [[R1 Recovery Facility|"R" coded facility]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||