Avondale Landfill
Landfill site in Falkirk, Scotland
About
Avondale Environmental, better known as Avondale Landfill, is a major Scottish landfill located in Polmont, off junction 4 of the M9 motorway. Avondale takes large volumes of waste from the Forth Valley and some from West Lothian. Avondale has the ability to accept Non-Hazardous, Stable Non-Reactive Hazardous waste including asbestos/gypsum and compliant hazardous wastes. This is the first and currently only landfill with the ability to accept hazardous waste to landfill in Scotland under the Landfill Directive.
The Avondale Landfill incorporates landfill gas recovery facilities which are used to generate renewable electricity on site which is supplied into the national grid.
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Polmont
Human settlement in Scotland
1.1 mi away
River Avon, Falkirk
River in Scotland
1.4 mi away
Inveravon
Notable place
0.7 mi away
Whitecross, Falkirk
Human settlement in Scotland
1.4 mi away
Avon Gorge (Falkirk)
Small Scottish gorge
0.5 mi away
Almond Castle
Ruined castle in Falkirk, Scotland
0.9 mi awayPlaces to eat nearby
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