Facts & figures

• Welbeck landfill site is located approximately two kilometres east of Wakefield town centre and employs 12 full-time staff.
  
• WRG began landfilling at Welbeck in 1998, following the granting of planning permission and a waste management licence in 1997.
  
• The landfill occupies a relatively small area (some 100 hectares from a total site area of 300 hectares) on the western side of the River Calder.
  
• It receives approximately 600,000 tonnes of non-hazardous waste each year from households and local businesses in Wakefield and the surrounding area.
  
• A composting facility processes approximately 10,000 tonnes of green waste each year.
  
• More than 100,000 trees will be planted at Welbeck as part of the restoration plan.   
  
• In excess of five kilometres of public footpath/bridleways will link the restored Welbeck site to the local area - providing a valuable public amenity. 
  
• Approximately £1.3 million of WREN funding has been donated over the last five years to community projects within a 10 mile radius of the Welbeck landfill site.
  
• Electricity generation from landfill gas at Welbeck will contribute 8MW of electricity to the national grid each year - enough electricity to support the needs of more than 8,000 homes.