Speaking of the prospects of an incineration tax, Eunomia Director Mike Brown has made the case that an incineration tax could be the way that…
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European Commissioner for the Environment Janez Potočnik has stated in a recent speech to a major plastics industry summit that energy recovery is a barrier…
According to a Confederation of Paper Industries Press Release (18 September 2012) the UK paper industry is of the view that: “Subsidies for Energy from…
The answer to a ministerial question has revealed that the Government has not been keeping a close eye on incineration capacity, despite a European Commission…
The HMRC landfill tax data is out for the first half of 2012. The data shows that non-inert landfilling from Jan-June was 9.1m tonnes which…
Victory in Newport as the planning committee voted 8-1 to refuse Veolia’s application for a ~256ktpa incinerator at Bowlease Common, Llanwern. Congratulations to local campaigners for…
C Spencer Ltd obtained planning permission for a 225ktpa gasification plant in Hull back in October 2011 and was due to begin construction early this…
The Secretary of State has refused planning permission for Covanta’s 370,000 tpa incinerator in Cheshire.
The Secretary of State has unfortunately allowed the appeal by troubled waste firm Biffa in relation to the 300,000 tonne incinerator at Newhurst Quarry, Shepshed…
Below are some European-level documents relating to waste and incineration that are worth a read to get a general overview of the situation:
The European Parliament have backed the European Commission’s Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe, and have endorsed a resolution that calls for an end to…