Local MP Alan Mak has officially opened a new £1million waste recycling facility plant in the Havant Constituency.
L&S Waste Management operate the new facility situated on Portsdown Hill in Purbrook. The company has purchased new machinery for the site benefiting from the Government’s new Super Deduction tax relief. The new site is licensed to accept a total of 125,000 tonnes of waste each year, which L&S then process and recycle. The company has invested significantly in modern plant and machinery to assist with recycling and regularly achieves recycling and recovery rates of up to 95%, meaning local waste is not sent to landfill.
Local MP Alan Mak said: “I’m delighted to open the new L&S recycling facility in Havant which will mean less rubbish is sent to landfill. The facility will play an important role in reducing our area’s impact on the environment, whilst creating new green collar jobs for local people.”
The new site is highly automated, and has created an additional 7 new waste recovery technician jobs as well as 15 further job opportunities for roles such as pump operatives and drivers.
L&S Managing Director Mick Balch said: “Thank you to Alan Mak for opening our new facility today. We’ve benefitted from the Government’s Super Deduction tax allowance which has helped us buy this new machinery. I’m delighted that Alan is supporting our local efforts to boost recycling, and our new facility will contribute substantially to recycling locally.”
