Incinerator information library

Information for Allington Integrated Waste Management Facility, 20/20 Business Park, Allington, Maidstone

Status: Existing
Planning Region: South East
Planning Sub-Region: Kent
Operator: Kent Enviropower Ltd / FCC (formerly Waste Recycling Group) and Green Recovery Projects (GRP) / ICON
Capacity: 560,000
Campaign Group(s): Guildford Anti-Incinerator Network (GAIN) and Against Incineration in Maidstone Kent Local Environment Action Now (AIM-KLEAN)
Notes: Extension to add a fourth line to increase capacity by c350ktpa proposed in October 2019, but it was reported that FCC had withdrawn their application [Source]. According to the NSIP website: "the application is expected to be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate October 2020.". In the summer of 2007, during testing, the furnace linings were found to be faulty [Source]. In October 2022 it was reported that FCC had abandoned their plans to expand the incinerator [Source]. In February 2025 it was reported that this incinerator was granted money from the Green Heat Network Fund to develop a heat network. [Source] (Entry updated 2025-03-05)

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: BR4551IC

Incinerator type: Municipal waste

Application R1 status granted: Yes

Operator	Installation name	Installation address	Permit status	Waste input (000s tonnes per annum)	Calculated R1 value	Source of data used in R1 calculations	Date R1 application status granted
Kent Enviropower Ltd	Allington Incinerator	Laverstoke Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0LE	Permit issued	560	0.67	Operational	03/04/2019
Kent Enviropower Limited	Allington 4th Line	Allington Quarry, Laverstoke Road, Maidstone , Kent ME16 0LE	Pre-application	300	0.84	Design	12/07/2021

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: BR4551IC

Date First Permitted	Operator Name	Site Name	Site Address	Type	Permitted Capacity (tonnage)	Tonnage Incinerated in 2006	Tonnage Incinerated in 2007	Tonnage Incinerated in 2008	Tonnage Incinerated in 2009	Tonnage Incinerated in 2010	Tonnage Incinerated in 2011	Tonnage Incinerated in 2012	Tonnage Incinerated in 2013	Tonnage Incinerated in 2014	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
27/08/2003	Kent Enviropower Ltd	Allington Incinerator	ALLINGTON QUARRY,LAVERSTOKE ROAD,MAIDSTONE,MAIDSTONE,KENT ME16 0LY	Municipal and/or Industrial & Commercial	560,000	165,000	105,698	132,541	405,615	339,530	371,548	419,402	431,480	507,224	491,838	500,117	469,162	492,249	527,824	466,657	472,434	463,677	511,421	453,835	463,677	511,421	453,835

Waste management for England 2023 & 2024: Waste received

2023: Uses data from 2023 Waste Data Interrogator - Version 2 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: BR4551IC

Form: Solid

EWC Waste Desc	Waste Code	Recorded Origin	Origin WPA	Origin Region	Fate	R and D code	SOC Category	SOC Sub Category	Tonnes Received (2023)	Tonnes Received (2024)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Canterbury	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	59,020	56,149 (-5%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Gravesham	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	50,325	48,370 (-4%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Ashford	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	44,399	44,614 (+0.5%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Maidstone	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	39,239	43,619 (+11%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Surrey	Surrey	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	56,789	42,279 (-26%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Swale	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		34,878
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Sevenoaks	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	27,572	29,872 (+8%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Tunbridge Wells	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	33,165	22,911 (-31%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Dover	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		18,560
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Tonbridge and Malling	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	14,056	13,405 (-5%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Thurrock	Thurrock	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		11,872
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Kent	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		11,294
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Surrey	Surrey	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	3,404	8,814 (+159%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Luton	Luton	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	16,799	8,399 (-50%)
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Dartford	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	1,355	3,846 (+184%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Stevenage	Hertfordshire	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		2,956
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Dartford	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	157	2,630 (+1,575%)
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Essex	Essex	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		2,056
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Not Codeable	Not Codeable	Not Codeable	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		2,047
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Essex	Essex	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		1,971
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	West Sussex	West Sussex	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	24	1,402 (+5,742%)
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Buckinghamshire	Buckinghamshire	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	504	1,191 (+136%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	London	London (WPA Not codeable)	London	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		1,030
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Bromley	Bromley	London	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	104	1,015 (+876%)
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Essex	Essex	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		978
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Not Codeable	Not Codeable	Not Codeable	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		908
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Cambridge	Cambridgeshire	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		902
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Reading	Reading	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		815
street-cleaning residues	20 03 03	Tonbridge and Malling	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	376	783 (+108%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		722
street-cleaning residues	20 03 03	Maidstone	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	228	708 (+211%)
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Norfolk	Norfolk	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		613
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Berkshire	South East (WPA Not codeable)	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		605
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	West Sussex	West Sussex	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		555
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Dover	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	21	512 (+2,338%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Dartford	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		461
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Kent	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	361	460 (+27%)
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Slough	Slough	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		347
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Reading	Reading	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		334
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		308
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Hampshire	Hampshire	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		281
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Maldon	Essex	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		280
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	Wales	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		233
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Medway	Medway	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		211
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Hampshire	Hampshire	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		197
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Somerset	Somerset	South West	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		197
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	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		184
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Chelmsford	Essex	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		169
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Milton Keynes	Milton Keynes	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		166
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Colchester	Essex	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		162
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Buckinghamshire	Buckinghamshire	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		157
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	East Suffolk	Suffolk	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		153
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Swindon	Swindon	South West	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		153
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Dorset	Dorset	South West	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		150
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		129
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Cheshire	Cheshire (WPA not codeable)	North West	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		101
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	East Sussex	East Sussex	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		94
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Bedfordshire	East of England (WPA not codeable)	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		70
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Dorset	Dorset	South West	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		65
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Thanet	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		63
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Mid Suffolk	Suffolk	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		53
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Hampshire	Hampshire	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		26
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Milton Keynes	Milton Keynes	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		26
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Reading	Reading	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		26
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Bedford	Bedford	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		25
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Somerset	Somerset	South West	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		25
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	County Durham	County Durham	North East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		24
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Medway	Medway	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	102	24 (-76%)
bulky waste	20 03 07	Canterbury	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		11
mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Thurrock	Thurrock	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	47,154
mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Swale	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	46,231
mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Dover	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	22,013
mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Kent	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	14,962
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Maidstone	Kent	South East	Recovery	R05.01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	9,069
mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	East Sussex	East Sussex	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	5,321
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Tonbridge and Malling	Kent	South East	Recovery	R05.01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	3,656
biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste	20 01 08	Tonbridge and Malling	Kent	South East	Recovery	R03.01.05	09 - Animal and vegetal wastes	Waste of food preparation and products	3,109
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	2,277
paper and cardboard	20 01 01	Tonbridge and Malling	Kent	South East	Recovery	R05.01	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Paper and cardboard wastes	1,816
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Croydon	Croydon	London	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	1,558
biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste	20 01 08	Tonbridge and Malling	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	09 - Animal and vegetal wastes	Waste of food preparation and products	988
paper and cardboard	20 01 01	Tonbridge and Malling	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Paper and cardboard wastes	578
mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Dartford	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	514
mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Buckinghamshire	Buckinghamshire	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	348
mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Liverpool	Liverpool	North West	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	345
combustible wastes other than those mentioned in 19 02 08 and 19 02 09	19 02 10	Essex	Essex	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Mixed and undifferentiated materials	120
plastic and rubber	19 12 04	Swale	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Plastic wastes	49
mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	North West	North West (WPA Not codeable)	North West	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	46
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	London	London (WPA Not codeable)	London	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	45
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	South East	South East (WPA Not codeable)	South East	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	25
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Norfolk	Norfolk	East of England	Incineration	R01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	23

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: BR4551IC

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	Swale	Kent	South East	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	46,733.62	32,975.18 (-29%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Not Codeable	Not Codeable	Not Codeable	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes		13,906.94
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Kent	Kent	South East	Landfill	D01	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	11,540.98	10,439.40 (-10%)
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	Doncaster	Doncaster	Yorks & Humber	Recovery	R04	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	13,993.34	9,827.48 (-30%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	bottom ash and slag other than those mentioned in 19 01 11	19 01 12	Kent	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes		9,430.52
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Bristol, City of	Bristol City	South West	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	31,544.10	7,532.66 (-76%)
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Bexley	Bexley	London	Recovery	R05	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	17,016.38	7,129.06 (-58%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Norfolk	Norfolk	East of England	Landfill	D01	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes		3,817.58
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Maidstone	Kent	South East	Recovery	R13	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		3,516.70
Metals (including their alloys)	mixed metals	17 04 07	West Midlands	West Midlands (WPA Not codeable)	West Midlands	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Mixed metal wastes		3,087.42
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Maidstone	Kent	South East	Recovery	R05	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		3,014.30
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Not Codeable	Not Codeable	Not Codeable	Landfill	D01	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes		3,008.54
Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste	20 01 08	Maidstone	Kent	South East	Recovery	R03	09 - Animal and vegetal wastes	Waste of food preparation and products	4,097.06	2,802.76 (-32%)
Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	paper and cardboard	20 01 01	Tonbridge and Malling	Kent	South East	Recovery	R05	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Paper and cardboard wastes	2,393.42	1,827.74 (-24%)
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Tonbridge and Malling	Kent	South East	Recovery	R13	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		1,807.62
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Tonbridge and Malling	Kent	South East	Recovery	R05	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		1,143.10
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Suffolk	Suffolk	East of England	Landfill	D01	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes		927.60
Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	paper and cardboard	20 01 01	Kent	Kent	South East	Incineration	R01	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Paper and cardboard wastes		640.26
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Peterborough	Peterborough	East of England	Landfill	D01	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	315.42	443.50 (+41%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Leeds	Leeds	Yorks & Humber	Landfill	D01	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes		407.46
Waste linings and refractories	linings and refractories from non-metallurgical processes others than those mentioned in 16 11 05	16 11 06	Dartford	Kent	South East	Landfill	D01	12 - Mineral wastes	Various mineral wastes	148.14	150.80 (+2%)
Metals (including their alloys)	mixed metals	17 4 07	Kent	Kent	South East	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Mixed metal wastes		56.40
Metals (including their alloys)	mixed metals	17 04 07	Kent	Kent	South East	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Mixed metal wastes	21.50	32.76 (+52%)
Other municipal wastes	bulky waste	20 03 07	Dartford	Kent	South East	Landfill	D01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	166.76	21.68 (-87%)
Metals (including their alloys)	mixed metals	17 04 07	Doncaster	Doncaster	Yorks & Humber	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Mixed metal wastes		20.17
Metals (including their alloys)	mixed metals	17 04 07	Ashford	Kent	South East	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Mixed metal wastes	24.42	13.42 (-45%)
Other municipal wastes	bulky waste	20 03 07	Kent	Kent	South East	Landfill	D01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		8.18
Waste linings and refractories	linings and refractories from non-metallurgical processes others than those mentioned in 16 11 05	16 11 06	Canterbury	Kent	South East	Landfill	D01	12 - Mineral wastes	Various mineral wastes		5.18
Other municipal wastes	bulky waste	20 03 07	Gravesham	Kent	South East	Landfill	D01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		4.52
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	Kent	Kent	South East	Recovery	R05	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		1.52
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 3 01	Kent	Kent	South East	Recovery	R05	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		0.90
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Rotherham	Rotherham	Yorks & Humber	Recovery	R05	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		0.11
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Leeds	Leeds	Yorks & Humber	Treatment	D09	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	245.02
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Maidstone	Kent	South East	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	85.60
Metals (including their alloys)	mixed metals	17 04 07	Dartford	Kent	South East	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Mixed metal wastes	20.18
Natal care - diagnosis - treatment or prevention of disease in humans	wastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection(for example dressings, plaster casts, linen, disposable clothing, diapers)	18 01 04	Essex	Essex	East of England	Landfill	D01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Mixed and undifferentiated materials	5.62

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: BR4551IC

SITE ADDRESS: Allington Incinerator Laverstoke Road

ROUTE NAME	SUBSTANCE NAME	QUANTITY RELEASED (kg) (2024)	QUANTITY RELEASED (kg) (2025)	METHODNAME (2024)	METHODNAME (2025)	METHODTEXT	METHODDESCRIPTION (2024)	METHODDESCRIPTION (2025)
Air	Carbon dioxide	515,000,000	531,000,000 (+3%)	Measured (For all years)			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us (For all years)
Air	Carbon Dioxide From Qualifying Renewable Fuel Sources	288,000,000	270,000,000 (-6%)	Measured (For all years)			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us (For all years)
Air	Nitrogen oxides (NO and NO2) as NO2	454,500	534,200 (+18%)	Measured (For all years)			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us (For all years)
Air	Chlorine and inorganic chlorine compounds - as HCl	20,643	31,137 (+51%)	Measured (For all years)			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us (For all years)
Air	Nitrous oxide		10,185		Measured			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us
Air	Particulate matter - PM2.5	13,034	8,356 (-36%)	Measured (For all years)			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us (For all years)
Air	Particulate matter - total	13,034	8,356 (-36%)	Measured (For all years)			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us (For all years)
Air	Particulate matter - PM10	13,034	8,356 (-36%)	Measured (For all years)			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us (For all years)
Air	Ammonia		1,250		Measured			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us
Wastewater	Lead	31	97 (+213%)	Measured (For all years)			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
Air	Copper	56	54 (-4%)	Estimated	Measured			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us
Wastewater	Nickel		31		Measured			Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility
Wastewater	Copper	31	31	Measured (For all years)			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
Air	Chromium		17		Measured			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us
Air	Nickel		13		Measured			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us
Air	Arsenic	2	2	Estimated	Measured			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us
Air	Cadmium	2	2	Estimated	Measured			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us
Air	Mercury	1	2 (+100%)	Estimated	Measured			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us
Air	Dioxins and furans (PCDDs/PCDFs) - as ITEQ		0		Measured			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us
Air	Dioxins and furans (PCDDs/PCDFs) - as WHO TEQ		0		Measured			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us
Air	Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) - as WHO TEQ		0		Measured			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us
Air	Naphthalene	877		Measured			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us
Air	Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene	4		Measured			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us
Air	Benzo(a)pyrene	4		Measured			Measurement method demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and approved by us

GHG Performance in 2022

Uses data from operators collated for openDemocracy article "Some ‘renewable’ UK incinerators are more polluting than coal stations"

Permit: BR4551IC

Total waste combusted (Total)	Electricity generated (MWh)	Electricity imported (MWh)	Electricity Exported (MWh)	Annual mass of carbon dioxide released (t)	CO2 Source	Annual mass emissions of nitrous oxide (tonnes)	N2O source	Biogenic percentage	Biogenic source	Total kg CO2e (including biogenic) per tonne combusted	Fossil kg CO2 per tonne combusted	Kg of fossil carbon equiv per MWh
463,677	268,538	1,939	208,714	509,512	CO2 is obtained from a QAL 2 calibrated CEMS	6.94	N2O is obtained from a QAL 2 calibrated CEMS	51.47%	Waste feed analysis carried out annually (these figures are from the 2022 report). The % recorded is all wastes (recorded at 99.64%) minus the following non biogenic waste:- Plastic film 11.37% Dense plastic 25.55% Note: Textiles 11.25% - This calculation assumed textiles are 100% biogenic.	1,103	533	1,195

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: BR4551IC

Permitted capacity (ktpa)	Total waste combusted	CO2 (kg)	CO2 per tonne (kg)	CO2 Source
560	467,914	565,000,000	1,207	Pollution Inventory

APR Summary 2024 & 2025

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

Permit: BR4551IC

Entry	Value (2024)	Value (2025)	Notes (2024)	Notes (2025)
Plant Size TPA	560,000	560,000	Kent Enviropower Limited (For all years)
Plant Size MWth	41,670.00	161.40 (-100%)
Plant Size MWe	376,680.00	34.50 (-100%)
Power Generated Year Total	236,269.00	243,437.99 (+3%)
Power Generated kWh per tonne	520.61	560.02 (+8%)
Power Exported Year Total	180,349.00	189,215.00 (+5%)
Power Exported kWh per tonne	397.39	435.28 (+10%)
Power Imported Year Total	1,276.00	5,819.00 (+356%)
Power Imported kWh per tonne	2.81	13.39 (+377%)
Parasitic Load Year Total	0.24	0.24
Thermal Energy Exported Year Total	0.00	0.00
Total Waste Received Year Total	483,746.80	496,214.12 (+3%)
Total Waste Combusted Year Total	453,835.06	434,698.00 (-4%)	Household / Local Authority (71.49%)	Household / Local Authority (63.72%)
Permit Breaches Year Total	7.00	3.00 (-57%)
Annual CO2 Mass	518,000.00	531,000.00 (+3%)	CO2 is obtained from a QAL 2 calibrated CEMS (For all years)
Annual CO2 Mass Per Tonne	1.20	1.22 (+2%)
Annual CO2 Mass Per Mwh	2.87	2.80 (-2%)
Annual N2O Mass	9.63	10.20 (+6%)	N2O is obtained from a QAL 2 calibrated CEMS (For all years)
Total CO2 N2O		2,703.00
Biogenic CO2 Percentage	0.56	0.56	Determination of biogenic carbon content of fuel from stationary sources (based on ASTM D6866/EN ISO 13833) (For all years)
Biogenic Percentage NCV	0.52	0.51 (-2%)	Annual waste sampling was used to determine calculations. C14 samplers are currently being consodered for installation.	Annual waste sampling was used to determine calculations. C14 samplers are currently being installed.
Biogenic Percentage Mass		0.51		Waste feed analysis carried out annually (these figures are from the 2024 report). The % recorded is all wastes (recorded at 99.14%) minus the following non biogenic waste:- Plastic film 14.64% Dense plastic 16.39% Note: Textiles 17.43% - This calculation assumed textiles are 100% biogenic.

Environment Agency 2024 Compliance Rating

Uses data from the Environment Agency Compliance Rating Dataset published by the Environment Agency under the Environment Agency Conditional License. See website for an EA briefing on compliance ratings.

Permit: BR4551IC

Operator	Site name	Site address	Regulatory sector	Sub sector	Compliance rating
KENT ENVIROPOWER LIMITED	ALLINGTON INCINERATOR	LAVERSTOKE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 0LE	ENERGY FROM WASTE	ENERGY FROM WASTE	C

Entry on WikiWaste:

https://wikiwaste.org.uk/index.php/Allington_EFW

Annual Performance Report files:

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

Permit files:

136-Permit-2003.pdf

Permit Variation files:

136-PermitVariation-2022.pdf

Permit Variation Decision files:

136-PermitVariationDecision-2022.pdf

Environment Agency Compliance Assessment Reports

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