Sheffield Green Drinks is a monthly social networking event for anyone in the Sheffield & South Yorkshire area interested in green issues and the environment.
Whatever your perspective - business, community or government, academic, student or activist - Sheffield Green Drinks is a great way to make new contacts, catch up with friends or just hangout with people who share your values.
As part of the international Green Drinks network - active in over 140 cities worldwide, we are a green social networking event in every sense - 'self-organising' and 'organically-growing' - so spread the word and see you at the next Sheffield Green Drinks!
Next Sheffield Green Drinks
Sheffield Green Drinks happens in the early evening of the third Tuesday every month and this month we make a tour of the Parkwood Landfill Site.
- Tuesday 15th July
- 5pm - 7pm (tour starts at 5.30pm)
- Parkwood Landfill Site
- Parkwood Road, Neepsend, Sheffield, S3 8AG
The Venue
Parkwood Landfill Site
The Parkwood Landfill Site has been used to bury waste since the late 19th century. Currently it has the capacity to landfill 5000 tonnes of non-hazardous, industrial and commercial waste per week, and has planning permission until 2018.
A typical landfill site comprises a number of cells, which are lined to isolate waste from the surrounding ground. The cells are filled and capped to contain the waste while it breaks down naturally. This produces landfill gas which can be used to generate electricity, and leachate which must be processed before entering the sewerage system.
Graham Blackburn, Unit Manager, Viridor Waste Management, will lead a tour and presentation of the site explaining how the landfill is managed and how the on-site 2.5Mw landfill gas power plant and leachate treatment facility operate.
This is a visit to an operational landfill site. Please wear sturdy shoes / boots (eg. wellingtons, walking boots, steel toe caps etc.)
Schedule
- 5pm - Meet at the Site Office.
- 5.30 - Tour of landfill, power plant and leachate treatment facilities.
- 6.30 - 7pm - Chat, questions & answers. Tea and coffee will be available.
Travel
Please come by public transport if you can, or at least car-share.
By Bus:
From Sheffield City Centre take the 53 or 77 service alighting at Neepsend lane / Hillfoot Road, and walk up Parkwood Road to the site entrance.
By Car/Bike:
Take the Penistone Road (A61), onto Rutland Road, onto Neepsend Lane, onto Parkwood Road. Please park around the office area on the left, opposite the weighbridge.
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Future dates
Dates of future Sheffield Green Drinks for your diary - now on the THIRD Tuesday of the month, and NOT in August.
- 15th July - Parkwood Landfill Site
- 16th September - National Cycle Network Bike Ride with Pedal Pushers
- 21st October
- 18th November
- 16th December
Special Events
We like to keep things fresh & local so we'll be organising special events to make the most of the greener side of our city. If you would like to suggest or host a Sheffield Green Drinks special event please contact us - we'd love to hear from you!
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Contact Sheffield Green Drinks
Like to know more about Sheffield Green Drinks? - Please contact Gareth Roberts
About the organisers
Sheffield Green Drinks is organised by Regather - the social network and events company.