1986 |
Gewest Twente opened the Boeldershoek site for use as a landfill. A collection depot for hazardous household waste was also set up there. |
1994 |
The composting facility for organic waste was put into operation. |
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The Elhorst Vloedbelt site was opened for the dumping, temporary storage and transfer of waste. |
1996 |
The Soil Bank was set up to mediate the demand for and supply of slightly contaminated soil. |
1997 |
The green-composting business unit started. |
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aviTwente B.V put the waste-to-energy incineration plant at Boeldershoek into operation. |
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The Regional Transfer Station (ROS) for “white goods” (electrical kitchen appliances) and “brown goods” (electronic audio-visual equipment) went into operation with the acceptance of refrigerators. |
1999 |
The business activities at the ROS were expanded to include the acceptance of other electrical appliances and computers. |
2000 |
Elhorst Vloedbelt was temporarily closed after the new Environmental Protection Act permit was rescinded on procedural grounds. |
2001 |
Twence B.V. was established on 1 January 2001 as the result of a merger between aviTwente B.V. and the waste-processing activities of the sector Milieu [Environmental Department] of Regio Twente. The primary shareholder (81.9%) is Regio Twente. The other shareholders are:
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Vuilverwerkingsbedrijf [Refuse-processing company] Noord-Groningen (3.1%); |
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Essent (15%; cumulative preference shares). |
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2002 |
In a joint venture with Recycling Rouwmaat, Twence started Twence Afvalscheiding B.V. (TAS) for the sorting of construction and demolition debris and oversized household waste. |
2005 |
The depot for hazardous household waste and hazardous household chemicals was closed (November). |
2006 |
Construction started for the biomass power plant in April. |
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The business activities of the ROS ended as from 1 May. |
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Twence became the 100% owner of TAS (December). |
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First pile was driven in the construction of the third incineration line (14 December). |
