Enva officially opens Ash Recycling Plant
Mhairi Black, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, has officially opened Enva’s new £1.5 million Ash Recycling Plant in Paisley, Scotland.
This unique facility treats up to 20,000 tonnes a year of fly ash from biomass and Energy from Waste (EfW) facilities. The ash, which would previously have been destined for disposal in hazardous landfill sites, is washed to remove contaminants and then combined with other materials to create a sustainable, concrete product.
To deliver its ash recycling solution, Enva has partnered with Anglo Scottish Concrete Holdings (ASCH) - a long-established concrete and aggregate supply company. Both companies share an ambition to be at the forefront of circular economy and are working to replace quarried aggregates with recovered materials.
Enva recently received confirmation from SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) that it has upgraded the classification of the recycled aggregate from a ‘deregulated material’ to full ‘end of waste’ status. Significantly, this helps to market and position the product alongside its virgin counterparts.
In parallel, Enva is also working closely with local construction companies to supply a new sand replacement product for several applications which will further help to reduce the carbon footprint from quarried materials and their transportation.
Pictured from left to right; Les Spiteri (Laplace Solutions), Scott Newport (Head of Technical and Commodities, Enva), Mhairi Black (MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South), Michelle Scott (Operations Director, Enva), Laurie Clark (Managing Director ASCH), John Stewart (Director, ASCH), Mags MacLaren (Ward Councillor, Paisley Northwest)