PFI funding for Gloucestershire waste scheme

Waste facilities in Gloucestershire will see major improvements after Defra today awarded £92m in Private Finance Initiative (PFI) credits.

The proposed scheme will make an important contribution to the UK's landfill directive targets by diverting up to 263,000 tonnes of biodegradable municipal waste from landfill by 2020.

The Council will be issuing their notice to prospective bidders in the Official Journal of European Union in the new year. The climate change impacts of the proposed technologies will be assessed during the procurement process.