Handling our waste

As Portfolioholder for the Environment, Andy Hadley took a visit to Eco Sustainable Solutions Ltd at Parley, to celebrate that BCP Council has extended its waste handling contract with the Dorset organic recycling and renewables company to 2027.
Under the deal, Eco is tasked with treating and processing all the organic wastes generated in our region. More than 30,000 tonnes are handled annually for BCP Council including green or garden waste, wood waste, food waste and street sweepings.
Eco diverts all the materials away from landfill by recycling them into compost, mulch, soil, turf and green energy such as low-carbon biofuels, electricity and heat.
The processing is done at Eco’s main 14-acre site in Parley and its anaerobic digestion plant at Piddlehinton, near Dorchester.