RRS’ proposals offer a number of benefits:

• Providing an alternative to mass landfilling which is no longer
  ethically, environmentally or financially sustainable
• Diverting around 180,000 tonnes (equivalent to the weight of
  23,904 double decker buses) of waste from landfill
• Offering waste management proposals to include:
  • A state-of-the-art recycling and treatment facility at Sinfin Lane,
    Derby for residual waste
  • A new Waste Transfer Station at Clover Nook, Alfreton
  • A temporary Waste Transfer Station at Magfern’s Yard, Derby
• Assisting in reducing Derby City Council and Derbyshire County
  Council’s carbon footprint, saving over 48,000 tonnes of
  CO² every year, as calculated by the Environment Agency’s
  WRATE (Waste and Resources Assessment Tool for the
  Environment) tool. That is the equivalent of taking more than
  16,000 cars off the road per year
• Helping the Councils avoid hefty fines if they don’t meet strict
  targets to reduce landfill – which could see Council Tax increase
• Meeting LATS (Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme) targets for
  each year up to 2020 and beyond
• Offering value for money
• Representing an investment £500 million in Derby and
  Derbyshire. This contract is not funded through Private Finance
  Initiative (PFI)
• Helping Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council meet
  its joint recycling target of 55% by 2020
• Allowing energy to be recovered from the waste left over after
  recycling has taken place, generating enough electricity to
  power 14,000 homes
• Using several proven, safe technologies for waste management
• Redeveloping a contaminated site at Sinfin Lane
• Creating employment opportunities for local people