Swindon & Wiltshire News
Operations start at Bristol waste transfer station
Waste management firm Grundon have started operations at their newly completed Waste Transfer Station in an industrial estate on the southern edge of central Bristol.
The WTS is the latest addition to the company’s network of similar facilities across the south of England, providing a convenient location where waste materials are bulked up before being transported for further treatment and disposal.
It is located at Grundon’s depot in St Philip’s Marsh, the premises occupied by the award-winning waste management business since it moved to the city in 2019.
Just over a third of the total site, which is more than four acres in size and currently operates as an HGV depot next to Grundon’s Bristol offices, is taken up by the new facility.
When fully operational and open to third party tipping, the WTS will see up to 50,000 tonnes per annum of commercial and industrial waste gathered from local businesses and customers and bulked on site.
Over the coming months, new jobs will be created – including transfer station operatives, machine drivers and a weighbridge clerk – adding to the 20 staff that Grundon already employs on the site.
The project is the culmination of a planning process which began in 2020, for the erection and operation of a waste transfer station alongside new structures including a weighbridge and office.
In 2022 the Planning Inspectorate allowed Grundon’s appeal against Bristol City Council’s original refusal of the scheme, and gave the development the green light.
“We’re delighted to see this exciting new project becoming operational,” said Grundon’s depot manager John Phelps (pictured).
“Our increased regional handling capacity will mean improved efficiency and cost for our customers, as well as lower mileage and reduced environmental impact for processing their waste.
“The facility will offer significant sustainability benefits for the entire Bristol business community. It’s a proud moment for the team here and we are looking forward to further establishing our presence in the city region.
“We are of course delighted to be investing in the local area and to be creating yet more employment opportunities here.”
In the South West, Grundon operates from its bases in Bristol and Bishop’s Cleeve near Cheltenham. It is also progressing with plans to open a facility for processing hazardous waste, due to open in Avonmouth the near future.
