Have you ever wondered what happens to those black bags of waste you put out for collection?
Well, on a very wet and windy day in April members of Crowlas and Ludgvan WI (and some husbands) went up to St Austell to find out at the Suez Waste Processing Plant. After receiving a friendly welcome and a play on the interactive display, the group listened carefully to the safety briefing. Half the group were then provided with fluorescent jackets, helmets with visors, gloves and earphones (necessary to hear the guide as it was sometimes a bit noisy around the plant) Once kitted out this group went on the tour, up flights of stairs, along metal walkways, into control rooms. They marvelled at huge grabbers, furnaces ,conveyor belts, generators and saw a lot of pipe work! Meanwhile the other half of the group watched a video about the plant and had the opportunity to ask questions on everything waste related. The groups then swapped over. A very interesting and educational trip!
The website below contains lots of information about what goes on at the site.
Crowlas & Ludgvan WI 