Waste wood to be used as bio-fuel

Thousands of tonnes of waste wood from Northamptonshire which would have gone to landfill will now be used as a bio-fuel at a renewable energy plant.

Northamptonshire County Council hopes to see 12,000 tonnes a year of waste wood, including chipboard and off-cuts, used to produce electricity.

The wood will be collected from the county's 10 waste recycling centres.

It will help the county contribute towards the UK's proposed target of 15% renewable energy by 2020.

Ben Smith, the county council's cabinet member for environment and growth, said: "What this project does is ensure that the county council is making significant steps into reducing the amount of waste which is sent to landfill.

"Not only that, this waste wood will be used to produce renewable energy, which is better for the environment and makes sound economic sense too."

The scheme is due to start in October 2009.

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