Thameside ERF

An Energy Recovery Facility provides the means for renewable energy to be recovered from residual waste. This site will treat around 350,000 of residual waste per annum and turn it into electricity.

What is residual waste?

After reducing, reusing and recycling as much as possible, we are left with residual black bag waste. This is the waste that cannot currently be recycled. Energy recovery burns this non-recyclable waste at high temperatures under carefully controlled conditions to produce electricity, instead of seeing it go to landfill.

These facilities reduce the use of fossils fuels to create electricity, cut emissions of greenhouse gases and reduce our dependence on landfill.

To find out more about how an ERF works, see the Virtual ERF below. 

Viridor is committed to supporting the communities in which we operate. We are keen to give back to the community, not only through providing job opportunities, but also by being involved with community projects.

We will look to put money where the community itself wants and needs it, which could mean supporting local groups to renovate community hubs, helping out foodbanks or donating to local schools or sports associations.

Community liaison group

Viridor will now lead the existing Tilbury Liaison Committee to provide a regular communications forum between the site and the local community. Meetings will take place approximately every quarter. Please get in touch if you would like more information about dates or members.