Shanks. Waste Solutions

Anaerobic Digestion    Composting      Products 

The treatment of organic waste through aerobic methods (composting) and anaerobic methods (anaerobic digestion) has a pivotal role to play in enabling Local Authorities to achieve recycling targets and improve sustainability.  The diversion and treatment of Biodegradable Municipal Waste (BMW) from landfill will achieve:

• Compliance with Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme targets (LATS);
• Increased energy security, sustainability and affordability through the production of green energy and heat;
• Increased support to the green economy;
• Improvements in the fertility and sustainability of agriculture; and
• A significant reduction in carbon footprint.

 These benefits from diverting and treating organic waste extend across both the Municipal and Commercial sectors.

Shanks will secure these benefits through the development of an organic waste treatment network which combines proven and cost effective aerobic and anaerobic technologies.  Shanks is committed to treating, recovering and recycling organic waste to reduce waste to landfill and to manufacture a range of quality assured products including compost, soil improvers, renewable electricity and fuel.

Shanks is actively helping to shape national and local policy for the treatment & recycling of organic waste.

 Shanks’ Contribution

Shanks provides treatment for over 1 mtpa of organic waste including garden waste, food waste and Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) through a network of organic waste treatment plants including Open Windrow Composting (OWC), In Vessel Composting (IVC), Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) and AD in the UK, Holland, Belgium and Canada.  

Shanks have extensive experience in designing, constructing and operating organic waste treatment plants including:

·         In Vessel Composting (IVC);

·         Dry anaerobic digestion (AD-dry);

·         Wet anaerobic digestion (AD-wet); and

·         Mechanical and Biological Treatment (MBT).

To deliver this package Shanks is using in house experience and knowledge gained from operating successfully in different countries to develop shanks.orgaworld in the UK.  Shanks.orgaworld will develop and operate IVC and AD plants across the UK to support commercial and municipal customers.