Plans To Replace Ageing City Incinerator

20 February 2026
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Richard PriceWest Midlands


Plans to change an ageing incinerator with a more effective one are because of be analyzed by city leaders.


A new energy healing plant, for Hanford, near Stoke City's Bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, would power the equivalent of about 50,000 homes, the authority said.


They added it could likewise create a "substantial" income which could be reinvested into regional recycling and net absolutely no plans.


The agreement for the current incinerator at Hanford ends in March 2030, when it will be 35 years old and at the end of its serviceable life.


The job could likewise be a major contributor to the city's district heating network to offer public structures with low-carbon heating and hot water, powered by geothermal energy, a representative said.


The city board's cabinet is being asked to start an official procurement procedure to find an organisation to partner with, who might invest, style, develop and run the brand-new center.


That procedure was anticipated to take 18 months, with the proposed center set up to be up and running in 2032.


Cabinet member Finlay Gordon-McCusker stated the had actually burnt more than four million tonnes of rubbish since it opened in 1995, providing a "sustainable option" to land fill.


The council wished to consider an "entrepreneurial" approach to running the facility, he included.


Waste increase


This would involve a more considerable upfront financial investment than other alternatives, Gordon-McCusker stated.


But it was expected that the authority would earn a profit from the plan in the longer term, he declared, through the sale of electrical energy and heat as well as fees charged to other organisations using the website for their waste.


The new site might deal with about 230,000-290,000 tonnes of waste each year, which would be an increase of between 10-38% of present levels.


A public consultation will run during March and April.