BEIS Secretary approves plans for huge North London waste-to-energy plant

Michael Holder
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Greg Clark green-lights £500m development scheme to replace existing facility at Edmonton EcoPark

Plans to overhaul and replace a huge waste-to-energy plant in North London have been green lit by Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Greg Clark, with work on the development...

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