Discussion is around a 300,000 tpa facility for waste from around the region, including Warwickshire, some 35 miles away. Staffordshire County Council intends to submit a ‘pre-emptive’ planning application in May, before they put the contract to tender! Keith is keeping a close eye on this one too, while also remaining vigilant of the situations in Shrewsbury (where Veolia won the bid) and Telford (where a much smaller-scale facility is being considered). Keith is also in discussions with The Treasury, asking why they have allotted so much money to waste PFIs for incineration at a time when quantities of waste are actually falling.