TORR QUARRY RESTORATION

• WHAT IS TORR QUARRY?

  A LIMESTONE QUARRY ON THE MENDIP
• HILLS OCCUPYING 2.5KM SQUARED
• 100 PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED IN THE QUARRY
• THE QUARRY CONTRIBUTES £15 MILLION TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND PRODUCED 5 MILLION TONNES PER YEAR
• Example of how modern industrial development can become environmentally sustainable
• SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS -

  • WILDLIFE LAKES ARE CREATED FOR RECREATION AND WATER SUPPLY
  • 200 ACRES HAS BEEN LANDSCAPED TO BLEND IN WITH LANDSCAPE, SUCH AS TREES PLANTED
  • LIMESTONE FEATURES CREATED TO MAKE THE LANDSCAPE LOOK NATURAL
  • MONITORING OF NOISE AIR AND WATER POLLLUTION LEVELS
  • LIMESTONE IS TRANSPORTED BY RAIL - REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM LORRIES