About Us
About the Company
Urbaser Ltd. manages Gloucestershire’s household residual waste using a waste treatment method that is beneficial to the local community, economy, and environment under a contract with Gloucestershire County Council established in 2016.
A leader in environmental services, Urbaser Ltd. provides municipal waste treatment and recovery services to residents throughout the UK. Operations are focused on conserving resources, carbon reduction, and delivering a circular economy. Urbaser Ltd.’s parent company, Urbaser S.A.U, is based in Spain and has extensive experience in the provision of environmental services both nationally and internationally. It is the third largest environmental services provider in Europe, providing high profile waste treatment, waste and recycling collection, street cleansing, and grounds maintenance services in cities including Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, Porto, and London. In addition, there are comparable operations across Asia, North Africa, and South America.
Urbaser Environmental Ltd, a 100% Urbaser company, hold the Environmental Permits to operate all of Urbaser’s waste treatment facilities in the UK.
About the Project
The Gloucestershire Energy from Waste Facility is designed to significantly reduce the amount of household residual waste landfilled in Gloucestershire by using the tried and tested technology of thermal treatment using combustion. This process is also monitored and regulated by the Environment Agency.
Aside from safely dealing with household residual waste which cannot readily be recycled or composted, the facility generates the equivalent electricity to power approximately 25,000 homes, and contributes to Gloucestershire’s overall renewable energy production.
The facility diverts over 90% of the county’s household residual waste from landfill, producing 14.5 MW of electricity, recovering aggregates and metals for recycling and has the potential for heat offtake. The facility employs around 40 people across a range of skills and expertise, and includes a visitor centre and education suite for use by schools and community groups by prior arrangement.
