Augean has owned and operated Thornhaugh Landfill Site since 2004. The 31-hectare site has planning permissions and an Environmental Permit for the disposal of stable non-reactive hazardous waste and non- hazardous waste. Additionally, the site has planning permission and an Environmental Permit for temporary storage of Hi-pod waste containers that can accept a wide variety of separated hazardous waste streams.
The site is an important facility for local and regional industry to dispose of stable non-reactive hazardous wastes including asbestos and non- hazardous waste and provides a safe and well managed facility for wastes that require specialist handling.
Thornhaugh Landfill Site is the only landfill site in the area that can accept stable non-reactive hazardous waste.
Augean is not seeking planning permission for any additional landfill cells at the site.
The currently approved restoration scheme for Thornhaugh Landfill Site comprises a mixture of woodland, hedgerows, shrub and scrub and calcareous grassland.
The landfilling operations at Thornhaugh Landfill Site are currently permitted until 31 December 2034 with the restoration of the site to be completed no later than 31 December 2035.