Pointes Lane yard plans ‘will improve conditions and area’

Friday 6th February 2009, 2:29PM GMT.

ISLAND Waste wants to develop a covered separation facility at its Pointes Lane yard.

It has received a series of complaints from residents about the smell, mess and vermin in recent years.

And an offer to build a temporary facility at Longue Hougue was withdrawn by Public Services.

Island Waste also hopes to shred and bale certain types of waste for export as biofuel, which is used as a substitute for fossil fuels in industrial plants in the UK and Europe.

Environment received the plans following talks between the company, Environmental Health and the Health and Safety Executive.

Managing director Dan Hubert said the changes would coincide with the environmental law requiring all waste processing to be carried out indoors and all liquid leachate collected.