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Information for North Yard Energy from Waste Plant, Land at North Yard, HM Naval Base, Devonport, Plymouth

Status: Existing
Planning Region: South West
Planning Sub-Region: Devon
Operator: MVV Umwelt
Capacity: 275,000
Campaign Group(s): Devon Alliance for Incineration Alternatives (DAIA), Plymouth Without Incineration (PlyWIN), Stop The Incinerator Fouling Land at Ernesettle (STIFLE), Incineration Is Wrong (IIW) and the Plymouth Labour Party
Notes: It was reported in January 2016 that the incinerator was fully operational [Source]. South West Devon Waste Partnership signed a PFI contract with MVV Umwelt in April 2011 and the Devonport site was part of MVV’s bid [Source]. Anticipated feedstock is 70-80% MSW and 20-30% C&I [Source]. Planning application approved in December 2011 [Source]. It was reported in February 2019 that a contract to incinerate waste from Devon had been agreed [Source]. (Entry updated 2019-06-06)

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R1 status of incinerators - 8 April 2026 (Environment Agency)

Uses data from R1 status of incinerators in England released by the Environment Agency. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.

Permit: WP3833FT

Operator	Installation name	Installation address	Permit status	Waste input (000s tonnes per annum)	Incinerator type	Calculated R1 value	Application R1 status granted	Source of data used in R1 calculations	Date R1 application status granted
MVV Environment Devonport Ltd	Devonport Energy from Waste CHP	Devonport EfW CHP Facility, Creek Road, PL5 1FL,	Permit issued	265	Municipal waste	0.91	Yes	Design	05/05/2015

Waste management for England 2024: Operational (Environment Agency)

Uses data from 2024 Waste Data Interrogator - Version 2 released by the Environment Agency under the Environment Agency Conditional Licence. © Environment Agency copyright

Permit: WP3833FT

Date First Permitted	Operator Name	Site Name	Site Address	Type	Permitted Capacity (tonnage)	Tonnage Incinerated in 2015	Tonnage Incinerated in 2016	Tonnage Incinerated in 2017	Tonnage Incinerated in 2018	Tonnage Incinerated in 2019	Tonnage Incinerated in 2020	Tonnage Incinerated in 2021	Tonnage Incinerated in 2022	Tonnage Incinerated in 2023	Tonnage Incinerated in 2024	Tonnage Incinerated in 2022	Tonnage Incinerated in 2023	Tonnage Incinerated in 2024
08/03/2012	MVV Environment Devonport Limited	Devonport EfW CHP Facility	MVV Environment Devonport Ltd. , Creek Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 1FL	Municipal and/or Industrial & Commercial	265,000	63,681	246,580	250,992	255,399	265,053	261,009	243,032	260,305	258,566	249,690	260,305	258,566	249,690

Waste management for England 2023: Waste received

Uses data from 2023 Waste Data Interrogator - Version 2 released by the Environment Agency under the Environment Agency Conditional Licence. © Environment Agency copyright

Permit: WP3833FT

Fate: Incineration

R and D code: D10.01

Form	EWC Waste Desc	Waste Code	Recorded Origin	Origin WPA	Origin Region	SOC Category	SOC Sub Category	Tonnes Received
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	59,518
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Torbay	Torbay	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	26,847
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	24,156
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	17,220
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	South Hams	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	17,104
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Exeter	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	14,514
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	12,690
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Teignbridge	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	10,692
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Torbay	Torbay	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	10,338
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	5,994
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	4,803
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	4,784
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Teignbridge	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	4,405
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Somerset	Somerset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	4,065
Solid	combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Dorset	Dorset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	3,864
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Exeter	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	3,787
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	North Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	3,002
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Torbay	Torbay	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	2,865
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Wiltshire	Wiltshire	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	2,332
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	South Hams	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	2,140
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	2,066
Sludge	sludges from treatment of urban waste water	19 8 05	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	11 - Common sludges	Waste water treatment sludges	1,887
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	West Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	1,505
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	South Hams	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	1,261
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	West Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	1,200
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Mid Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	1,121
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Mid Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	1,100
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Teignbridge	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	957
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Exeter	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	918
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	North Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	854
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Mid Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	719
Solid	other fractions not otherwise specified	20 01 99	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	626
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	West Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	535
Sludge	sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 05 11	07 05 12	North East Lincolnshire	North East Lincolnshire	Yorks & Humber	03 - Other chemical wastes	Industrial effluent sludges	535
Solid	materials unsuitable for consumption or processing	02 05 01	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	09 - Animal and vegetal wastes	Waste of food preparation and products	524
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Dorset	Dorset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	443
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Exeter	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	432
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Somerset	Somerset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	392
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Bristol, City of	Bristol City	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	366
Sludge	non-composted fraction of animal and vegetable waste	19 5 02	Somerset	Somerset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	363
Solid	materials unsuitable for consumption or processing	02 02 03	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	09 - Animal and vegetal wastes	Waste of food preparation and products	344
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Swansea	Wales	Wales	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	338
Solid	street-cleaning residues	20 03 03	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	307
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	West Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	302
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Wiltshire	Wiltshire	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	286
Solid	premixed wastes composed only of non-hazardous wastes	19 02 03	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Mixed and undifferentiated materials	278
Solid	combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Exeter	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	275
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	West Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	274
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	243
Solid	screenings	19 08 01	Bristol, City of	Bristol City	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	237
Solid	combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Southampton	Southampton City	South East	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	217
Sludge	mechanically separated rejects from pulping of waste paper and cardboard	03 03 07	Kent	Kent	South East	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	200
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Bristol, City of	Bristol City	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	183
Solid	premixed wastes composed only of non-hazardous wastes	19 02 03	Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Mixed and undifferentiated materials	182
Sludge	screenings	19 8 01	Bristol, City of	Bristol City	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	179
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Torbay	Torbay	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	142
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Bath and North East Somerset	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	141
Sludge	mechanically separated rejects from pulping of waste paper and cardboard	03 03 07	Ashford	Kent	South East	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	121
Solid	combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Bath and North East Somerset	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	117
Sludge	sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 05 11	07 05 12	North Lincolnshire	North Lincolnshire	Yorks & Humber	03 - Other chemical wastes	Industrial effluent sludges	115
Solid	materials unsuitable for consumption or processing	02 02 03	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	09 - Animal and vegetal wastes	Waste of food preparation and products	103
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Dorset	Dorset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	102
Sludge	sludges from treatment of urban waste water	19 8 05	Exeter	Devon	South West	11 - Common sludges	Waste water treatment sludges	97
Sludge	sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 05 11	07 05 12	Devon	Devon	South West	03 - Other chemical wastes	Industrial effluent sludges	69
Solid	combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	East Hampshire	Hampshire	South East	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	66
Solid	materials unsuitable for consumption or processing	02 02 03	Devon	Devon	South West	09 - Animal and vegetal wastes	Waste of food preparation and products	55
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	West Sussex	West Sussex	South East	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	52
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Mid Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	51
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Poole	Poole	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	50
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	48
Solid	combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	North Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	46
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Bath and North East Somerset	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	40
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Poole	Poole	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	36
Solid	paper and cardboard	20 1 01	Devon	Devon	South West	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Paper and cardboard wastes	33
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	East Hampshire	Hampshire	South East	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	26
Solid	combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	West Sussex	West Sussex	South East	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	26
Solid	combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	25
Solid	screenings	19 08 01	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	25
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Lambeth	Lambeth	London	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	25
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Teignbridge	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	24
Solid	combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Swansea	Wales	Wales	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	24
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	East Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	22
Sludge	sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 05 11	07 05 12	North Devon	Devon	South West	03 - Other chemical wastes	Industrial effluent sludges	22
Solid	premixed wastes composed only of non-hazardous wastes	19 02 03	East Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Mixed and undifferentiated materials	21
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Somerset	Somerset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	21
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Teignbridge	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	20
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Dorset	Dorset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	18
Solid	plastics	20 1 39	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Plastic wastes	12
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	North Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	9
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	5
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	3
Solid	paper and cardboard	20 01 01	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Paper and cardboard wastes	3
Sludge	animal faeces, urine and manure (including spoiled straw), effluent, collected separately and treated off-site	02 01 06	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	09 - Animal and vegetal wastes	Slurry and manure	2
Solid	paper and cardboard	20 01 01	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Paper and cardboard wastes	1

Waste management for England 2024: Waste received

Uses data from 2024 Waste Data Interrogator - Version 2 released by the Environment Agency under the Environment Agency Conditional Licence. © Environment Agency copyright

Permit: WP3833FT

Fate: Incineration

R and D code: R01

Form	EWC Waste Desc	Waste Code	Recorded Origin	Origin WPA	Origin Region	SOC Category	SOC Sub Category	Tonnes Received
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	65,832
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Torbay	Torbay	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	37,180
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	23,250
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	22,383
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	South Hams	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	16,954
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	14,638
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Teignbridge	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	14,622
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	7,955
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Exeter	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	5,435
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	4,367
Solid	combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Dorset	Dorset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	3,659
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Torbay	Torbay	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	3,069
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	North Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	2,958
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Exeter	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	2,888
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Somerset	Somerset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	2,181
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Mid Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	2,062
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	South Hams	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	1,905
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Exeter	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	1,475
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	Mid Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	1,343
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	1,322
Solid	other fractions not otherwise specified	20 01 99	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	1,229
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	South Hams	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	1,048
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	North Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	844
Sludge	sludges from treatment of urban waste water	19 08 05	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	11 - Common sludges	Waste water treatment sludges	630
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	West Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	585
Sludge	premixed wastes composed only of non-hazardous wastes	19 02 03	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Mixed and undifferentiated materials	562
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	West Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	552
Sludge	non-composted fraction of animal and vegetable waste	19 05 02	Somerset	Somerset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	541
Sludge	screenings	19 08 01	Bristol, City of	Bristol City	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	526
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Teignbridge	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	463
Solid	materials unsuitable for consumption or processing	02 05 01	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	09 - Animal and vegetal wastes	Waste of food preparation and products	364
Sludge	sludges from treatment of urban waste water	19 08 05	North Devon	Devon	South West	11 - Common sludges	Waste water treatment sludges	361
Solid	street-cleaning residues	20 03 03	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	342
Solid	combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Somerset	Somerset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	298
Sludge	premixed wastes composed only of non-hazardous wastes	19 02 03	Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Mixed and undifferentiated materials	294
Sludge	screenings	19 08 01	Not Codeable	Not Codeable	Not Codeable	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	258
Solid	materials unsuitable for consumption or processing	02 02 03	Devon	Devon	South West	09 - Animal and vegetal wastes	Waste of food preparation and products	229
Solid	bulky waste	20 03 07	North Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	171
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Dorset	Dorset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	170
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Somerset	Somerset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	128
Solid	materials unsuitable for consumption or processing	02 02 03	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	09 - Animal and vegetal wastes	Waste of food preparation and products	112
Solid	combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	99
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Somerset	Somerset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	99
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Dorset	Dorset	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	84
Sludge	premixed wastes composed only of non-hazardous wastes	19 02 03	East Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Mixed and undifferentiated materials	75
Sludge	sludges from treatment of urban waste water	19 08 05	Devon	Devon	South West	11 - Common sludges	Waste water treatment sludges	38
Solid	materials unsuitable for consumption or processing	02 02 03	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	09 - Animal and vegetal wastes	Waste of food preparation and products	35
Solid	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	32
Solid	combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	25
Solid	combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	North Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	24
Sludge	premixed wastes composed only of non-hazardous wastes	19 02 03	Exeter	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Mixed and undifferentiated materials	17
User left blank	paper and cardboard	20 01 01	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Paper and cardboard wastes	16
Solid	plastics	20 01 39	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Plastic wastes	16
Solid	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	West Devon	Devon	South West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	16
Solid	paper and cardboard	20 01 01	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Paper and cardboard wastes	11
Solid	paper and cardboard	20 01 01	Devon	Devon	South West	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Paper and cardboard wastes	10
Solid	plastics	20 01 39	Torbay	Torbay	South West	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Plastic wastes	2
User left blank	textiles	20 01 11	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Textile wastes	<1

Waste management for England 2023 & 2024: Waste removed

2023: Uses data from 2023 Waste Data Interrogator - Version 1 released by the Environment Agency under the Environment Agency Conditional Licence. © Environment Agency copyright
2024: Uses data from 2024 Waste Data Interrogator - Version 2 released by the Environment Agency under the Environment Agency Conditional Licence. © Environment Agency copyright

Permit: WP3833FT

EWC Sub Chapter	EWC Waste Desc	Waste Code	Recorded Destination	Destination WPA	Destination Region	Fate	R and D code	SOC Category	SOC Sub Category	Tonnes Removed (2023)	Tonnes Removed (2024)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	bottom ash and slag other than those mentioned in 19 01 11	19 01 12	Exeter	Devon	South West	Recovery	R13	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	63,567.92	59,487.20 (-6%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Leeds	Leeds	Yorks & Humber	Treatment	D09	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	6,367.68	5,719.96 (-10%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Outside UK	Outside UK	Outside UK	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	662.14	696.24 (+5%)
Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	metals	20 01 40	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Mixed metal wastes	5.44	32.64 (+500%)
Agriculture - horticulture - aquaculture - forestry - hunting and fishing	animal faeces, urine and manure (including spoiled straw), effluent, collected separately and treated off-site	02 01 06	Dorset	Dorset	South West	Landfill	D01	09 - Animal and vegetal wastes	Slurry and manure		26.52
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	Landfill	D01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	17.18	13.60 (-21%)
Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	metals	20 01 40	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Mixed metal wastes	21.06	10.64 (-49%)
Off-specification batches and unused products	organic wastes containing dangerous substances	16 03 05*	Sheffield	Sheffield	Yorks & Humber	Landfill	D01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Mixed and undifferentiated materials		9.54
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Northumberland	Northumberland	North East	Treatment	D09	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes		8.02
Other municipal wastes	septic tank sludge	20 03 04	West Berkshire	Berkshire	South East	Landfill	D01	11 - Common sludges	Cesspit contents		7.40
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	wood other than that mentioned in 19 12 06	19 12 07	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	Recovery	R03	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Wood wastes	4.38	3.08 (-30%)
Other municipal wastes	septic tank sludge	20 03 04	Exeter	Devon	South West	Landfill	D01	11 - Common sludges	Cesspit contents		2.96
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	Landfill	D01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	0.72	0.92 (+28%)
Waste engine - gear and lubricating oils	mineral-based non-chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils	13 02 05*	Exeter	Devon	South West	Recovery	R09	01 - Chemical compound wastes	Used oils		0.89
Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste	20 01 08	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	Recovery	R03	09 - Animal and vegetal wastes	Waste of food preparation and products	0.52	0.56 (+8%)
Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	discarded electrical and electronic equipment other than those mentioned in 20 01 21 and 20 01 23 containing hazardous components ( 6 )	20 01 35*	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	Transfer (D)	D15	08 - Discarded equipment	Discarded electrical and electronic equipment		0.42
Other municipal wastes	septic tank sludge	20 03 04	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	Landfill	D01	11 - Common sludges	Cesspit contents		0.36
Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	discarded electrical and electronic equipment other than those mentioned in 20 01 21 and 20 01 23 containing hazardous components ( 6 )	20 01 35*	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	Incineration	D10	08 - Discarded equipment	Discarded electrical and electronic equipment	1.36	0.16 (-88%)
Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	fluorescent tubes and other mercury-containing waste	20 01 21*	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	Transfer (D)	D15	08 - Discarded equipment	Discarded machines and equipment components		0.04
Batteries and accumulators	lead batteries	16 06 01*	Devon	Devon	South West	Transfer (D)	D15	08 - Discarded equipment	Discarded machines and equipment components		0.02
Physico/chemical treatments of waste (including dechromatation - decyanidation - neutralisation)	sludges from physico/chemical treatment other than those mentioned in 19 02 05	19 02 06	Devon	Devon	South West	Transfer (D)	D15	03 - Other chemical wastes	Industrial effluent sludges	50.78
Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	metals	20 01 40	Somerset	Somerset	South West	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Mixed metal wastes	24.64
Physico/chemical treatments of waste (including dechromatation - decyanidation - neutralisation)	sludges from physico/chemical treatment other than those mentioned in 19 02 05	19 02 06	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	Transfer (D)	D15	03 - Other chemical wastes	Industrial effluent sludges	11.66
Physico/chemical treatments of waste (including dechromatation - decyanidation - neutralisation)	sludges from physico/chemical treatment other than those mentioned in 19 02 05	19 02 06	Essex	Essex	East of England	Transfer (D)	D15	03 - Other chemical wastes	Industrial effluent sludges	9.74
Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	fluorescent tubes and other mercury-containing waste	20 01 21*	Cornwall	Cornwall	South West	Incineration	D10	08 - Discarded equipment	Discarded machines and equipment components	1.62
Other municipal wastes	septic tank sludge	20 03 04	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	Transfer (D)	D15	11 - Common sludges	Cesspit contents	0.28
Other municipal wastes	septic tank sludge	20 03 04	Devon	Devon	South West	Recovery	R13	11 - Common sludges	Cesspit contents	0.18
Gases in pressure containers and discarded chemicals	gases in pressure containers other than those mentioned in 16 05 04	16 05 05	Plymouth	Plymouth	South West	Transfer (D)	D15	02 - Chemical preparation wastes	Off-specification chemical wastes	0.02

Environment Agency 2024 & 2025 Pollution Inventory: Substances

2024: Uses data from the Pollution Inventory 2024 released by the Environment Agency under the Open Government License.
2025: Uses data from the Pollution Inventory 2025 snapshot from April 2025 released by the Environment Agency under the Open Government License. The data may change in the final version.

Permit: WP3833FT

SITE ADDRESS: Devonport EfW CHP Facility Creek Road

ROUTE NAME: Air

METHODNAME: Measured

SUBSTANCE NAME	QUANTITY RELEASED (kg) (2024)	QUANTITY RELEASED (kg) (2025)	METHODTEXT	METHODDESCRIPTION (2024)	METHODDESCRIPTION (2025)
Carbon dioxide	219,615,008	223,714,000 (+2%)		Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility (For all years)
Carbon Dioxide From Qualifying Renewable Fuel Sources		118,568,000			Alternative measurement method in accordance with existing CEN/ISO measurement standards
Nitrogen oxides (NO and NO2) as NO2	186,697	262,000 (+40%)		Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility (For all years)
Ammonia		3,400			Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility
Chlorine and inorganic chlorine compounds - as HCl		1,584			Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility
Fluorine and inorganic fluorine compounds - as HF		1,584			Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility
Mercury	3.20	15.70 (+391%)		Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us	Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) - as WHO TEQ		0.00			Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility
Dioxins and furans (PCDDs/PCDFs) - as ITEQ		0.00			Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility
Cadmium	1.68			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us
Benzo(a)pyrene	1.04			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us

GHG Performance in 2023

Uses data from Pollution Inventory 2023 extract and Annual Peformance Reports submitted by operators and released by the Environment Agency under the Open Government License

Permit: WP3833FT

Permitted capacity (ktpa)	Total waste combusted	CO2 (kg)	CO2 per tonne (kg)	CO2 Source
275	257,328	266,332,608	1,035	Pollution Inventory

APR Summary 2024 & 2025

Details taken or derived from the Annual Performance Report submitted by the operator

Permit: WP3833FT

Entry	Value (2024)	Value (2025)	Notes (2024)	Notes (2025)
Plant Size TPA		275,000		MVV Environment Devonport Ltd
Plant Size MWth	275,000.00	82.10 (-100%)
Plant Size MWe		23.00
Power Generated Year Total	20,059,600.00%	141,370.00
Power Generated kWh per tonne	803.38	633.43 (-21%)
Power Exported Year Total	18,195,700.00%	128,463.00
Power Exported kWh per tonne	728.73	575.60 (-21%)
Power Imported Year Total	722.20	4,858.20 (+573%)
Power Imported kWh per tonne	2.89	21.77 (+653%)
Parasitic Load Year Total	0.10	0.12 (+20%)
Thermal Energy Exported Year Total	47,324.00	39,584.00 (-16%)
Total Waste Received Year Total	245,826.00	224,802.00 (-9%)
Total Waste Combusted Year Total	249,690.00	223,182.00 (-11%)	Household / Local Authority (76.70%)	Household / Local Authority (83.36%)
NCV Year Total	9,508.33	9.83 (-100%)
Permit Breaches Year Total	5.00	7.00 (+40%)
Annual CO2 Mass	219,615.00	223,714.34 (+2%)	Data from CEMS (8784hours (leap year)) then using formula E=CxQx0.0036X Operating Hours. First convert percentage volume [9.0% divided by 100 for mg/Nm3] x 153056.07 m3/hour x density ρ 1.98 x 8052 (op hours) = 219615 tonne/year emission.	Approved calculation embedded in Envirosoft V6.0 MCERTS certificated software. Delivered via LCPD report.
Annual CO2 Mass Per Tonne	0.87	0.99 (+14%)
Annual CO2 Mass Per Mwh	0.80	0.63 (-21%)
Annual N2O Mass	0.97	0.57 (-41%)	Data from CEMS (8784hours (leap year)) then using formula E=CxQx0.0036X Operating Hours. 0.79 mg/m3 x 153056.07m3/hour x 8052 (op hours) = 973601905.8 mg/year = 0.97 tonne/year N20 has a CO2 Equivalence of 298 tonnes.	Approved calculation embedded in Envirosoft V6.0 MCERTS certificated software. Delivered via LCPD report. Application 0.57 x 298 (CO2e) = 169.86 tonnes
Biogenic CO2 Percentage	0.52	0.53 (+2%)	Continuous sampling using AMESA B, fully representative of the feedstock. Samples sent to BETA Analytical monthly for analysis and reports received upon completion.	Continuous sampling using AMESA B, fully representative of the feedstock. Samples sent to BETA Analytical in Miami US monthly for analysis and reports received upon completion.

Entry on WikiWaste:

https://wikiwaste.org.uk/index.php/North_Yard_EfW_(Devonport_EfW_CHP_Facility)

Annual Performance Report files:

162-AnnualPerformanceReport-2018.pdf
162-AnnualPerformanceReport-2019.pdf
162-AnnualPerformanceReport-2020.xlsm
162-AnnualPerformanceReport-2021.xlsm
162-AnnualPerformanceReport-2022.xlsm
162-AnnualPerformanceReport-2023.xlsm
162-AnnualPerformanceReport-2024.xlsm
162-AnnualPerformanceReport-2025.xlsm

Permit Variation files:

162-PermitVariation-2022.pdf
162-PermitVariation-2025.pdf

Permit Variation Decision files:

162-PermitVariationDecision-2022.pdf
162-PermitVariationDecision-2025.pdf

Environment Agency Compliance Assessment Reports

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Historic permit-related documents

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