Rothwell: Waste plant to expand despite concerns about stench

Waste plant to expand despite 'disgusting smell'

The plant says it will be able to more than double the waste it treats every yearFernbrook Bio, in Rothwell, plans to double the amount of waste it can treat annually

Mr Williams said the plant's expansion will see 4,000 homes using biogas created there and 55,000 tonnes of digestate will be used on farms nearby, replacing the need for chemical fertiliser. Rothwell and Mawsley’s NNC councillor, Cedwien Brown, said the plant’s owners had "promised time and time again" that once adjustments were complete, the problem of the smell would be resolved.

Anaerobic digestion plants process organic matter, such as food waste, farm waste or sewage, through anaerobic digestion, breaking it down into gas and solid residue.

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