Thousands of tonnes of waste will be recycled instead of being poured into landfill, thanks to a new recycling plant.
On Friday, Richard Jewson, the Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, drove a giant Volvo loader through a tape to officially open the
£5 million facility, which is capable of handling up to 75,000 tonnes of construction, business and agricultural waste every year.
The facility, in East Wretham, will recycle plastics, scrap metal, waste paper and cardboard. It has been created by Pearsons (Thetford) Ltd, a family company which was established in 1945.
Mr Jewson said: "Waste is something we all have a responsibility to do something about and Pearsons not only take away commercial waste and hire out skips, they also empty bottle banks and dismantle end-of-life cars. There is very little that can't be handled here.
"The waste business is not an easy one and I know there was some local resistance to this plant going in, but waste needs to be handled somewhere."
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