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==History==
==History==
The Riverside ERC was built primarily to service a 25 year [[PPP]] contract signed in 2013 with [[West London Waste Disposal Authority| WLWA]] <ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/suez-milestone-severnside-erf/ Letsrecycle Article]</ref>, with anticipated input of around 300,000 tonnes per annum i.e the majority of the tonnage. Additional tonnage has also been secured from the [[West of England Partnership]] and [[Devon County Council]].The [[Residual Waste]] from [[West London Waste Disposal Authority| WLWA]] is loaded at two rail-linked transfer stations in Brentford and South Ruislip  prior to its transport to Severnside ERC. A recent application was made to extend the permitted capacity at the site to 500,000 tonnes per annum.
The Riverside ERC was built primarily to service a 25 year [[PPP]] contract signed in 2013 with [[West London Waste Disposal Authority| WLWA]] <ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/suez-milestone-severnside-erf/ Letsrecycle Article]</ref>, with anticipated input of around 300,000 tonnes per annum i.e the majority of the tonnage. Additional tonnage has also been secured from the [[West of England Partnership]] and [[Devon County Council]].The [[Residual Waste]] from [[West London Waste Disposal Authority| WLWA]] is loaded at two rail-linked transfer stations in Brentford and South Ruislip  prior to its transport to Severnside ERC.


In January 2020 Suez requested an alteration to the facilities [[Environmental Permit]] seeking a 100,000 tonne per yr increase to its processing capacity. If successful the plant will, in the future, be able to process 500,000 tonnes per year. <ref>
In January 2020 Suez requested an alteration to the facilities [[Environmental Permit]] seeking a 100,000 tonne per yr increase to its processing capacity. If successful the plant will, in the future, be able to process 500,000 tonnes per year. <ref>