Incinerator information library

Information for Edmonton Solid Waste Incinerator, Advent Way, Edmonton

Status: Existing
Planning Region: London
Planning Sub-Region: North London
Operator: LondonEnergy (formerly London Waste Ltd)
Capacity: 560,000
Campaign Group(s): Contact coordinator@ukwin.org.uk to be put in touch with those opposing this development.
Notes: The North London Waste Authority currently seem to intend to keep using Edmonton until 2025, with a replacement Energy from Waste facility expected to be in place by 2025 to keep the district heating scheme running [Source]. (Entry updated 2021-10-04)

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: YP3033BE

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
01/08/2005	London Energy Ltd	Edmonton EfW Facility	Edmonton EfW,Advent Way,LONDON, N18 3AG	Municipal and/or Industrial & Commercial	675,000	502,506	513,622	521,246	383,153	486,092	541,098	545,296	516,581	558205	542429	547,721	511,266	510,831	498,165	541,976	515,217	488,730	483,917	495,549	488,730	483,917	495,549

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: YP3033BE

Form: Solid

Fate: Incineration

R and D code: D10.01

EWC Waste Desc	Waste Code	Recorded Origin	Origin WPA	Origin Region	SOC Category	SOC Sub Category	Tonnes Received (2023)	Tonnes Received (2024)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	London	London (WPA Not codeable)	London	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	355,963	285,559 (-20%)
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	London	London (WPA Not codeable)	London	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	83,742	101,544 (+21%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Islington	Islington	London	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	24,623	100,428 (+308%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire	East of England	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	12,676	3,707 (-71%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Barking and Dagenham	Barking and Dagenham	London	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	6,300	1,907 (-70%)
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	London	London (WPA Not codeable)	London	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Mixed and undifferentiated materials	277	290 (+5%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Essex	Essex	East of England	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		244
animal faeces, urine and manure (including spoiled straw), effluent, collected separately and treated off-site	02 01 06	London	London (WPA Not codeable)	London	09 - Animal and vegetal wastes	Slurry and manure	38	26 (-32%)
animal faeces, urine and manure (including spoiled straw), effluent, collected separately and treated off-site	02 01 06	City of London	City of London	London	09 - Animal and vegetal wastes	Slurry and manure		8
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	City of London	City of London	London	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	2	7 (+250%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Bedfordshire	East of England (WPA not codeable)	East of England	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		3
materials unsuitable for consumption or processing	02 02 03	London	London (WPA Not codeable)	London	09 - Animal and vegetal wastes	Waste of food preparation and products	<1	<1
biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste	20 01 08	London	London (WPA Not codeable)	London	09 - Animal and vegetal wastes	Waste of food preparation and products	275
combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)	19 12 10	Milton Keynes	Milton Keynes	South East	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	112
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 1 04	Milton Keynes	Milton Keynes	South East	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Mixed and undifferentiated materials	25
other non-biodegradable wastes	20 02 03	London	London (WPA Not codeable)	London	12 - Mineral wastes	Naturally occurring minerals	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: YP3033BE

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	Kent	Kent	South East	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	9,004.36	70,349.72 (+681%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	bottom ash and slag other than those mentioned in 19 01 11	19 01 12	Buckinghamshire	Buckinghamshire	South East	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	66,324.39	17,800.37 (-73%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Derbyshire	Derbyshire	East Midlands	Transfer (D)	D15	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	7,391.84	11,715.22 (+58%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	ferrous materials removed from bottom ash	19 01 02	London	London (WPA Not codeable)	London	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Ferrous metal waste and scrap	23,808.00	4,805.33 (-80%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	bottom ash and slag other than those mentioned in 19 01 11	19 01 12	London	London (WPA Not codeable)	London	Transfer (D)	D15	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	3,028.38	3,028.38
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	bottom ash and slag other than those mentioned in 19 01 11	19 01 12	London	London (WPA Not codeable)	London	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes		1,900.36
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	ferrous materials removed from bottom ash	19 01 02	Hampshire	Hampshire	South East	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Ferrous metal waste and scrap	4,640.52	1,617.76 (-65%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	ferrous materials removed from bottom ash	19 01 02	Newport		Wales	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Ferrous metal waste and scrap		770.38
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	Milton Keynes	Milton Keynes	South East	Landfill	D05	03 - Other chemical wastes	Industrial effluent sludges	535.62	759.72 (+42%)
Other municipal wastes	street-cleaning residues	20 03 03	London	London (WPA Not codeable)	London	Transfer (D)	D15	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	69.40	724.70 (+944%)
Physico/chemical treatments of waste (including dechromatation - decyanidation - neutralisation)	sludges from physico/chemical treatment containing dangerous substances	19 02 05*	Milton Keynes	Milton Keynes	South East	Treatment	D09	03 - Other chemical wastes	Industrial effluent sludges		259.78
Physico/chemical treatments of waste (including dechromatation - decyanidation - neutralisation)	sludges from physico/chemical treatment containing dangerous substances	19 02 05*	Milton Keynes	Milton Keynes	South East	Landfill	D05	03 - Other chemical wastes	Industrial effluent sludges		166.76
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	bottom ash and slag other than those mentioned in 19 01 11	19 01 12	Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	East of England	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	6,762.66
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Derbyshire	Derbyshire	East Midlands	Treatment	D09	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	3,819.00
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	ferrous materials removed from bottom ash	19 01 02	Newport	Wales	Wales	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Ferrous metal waste and scrap	1,881.52
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	ferrous metal	19 12 02	Hampshire	Hampshire	South East	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Ferrous metal waste and scrap	1,522.42
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	bottom ash and slag other than those mentioned in 19 01 11	19 01 12	Derbyshire	Derbyshire	East Midlands	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	1,269.10
Mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting - crushing - compacting - pelletising) not otherwise specified	ferrous metal	19 12 02	Newport	Wales	Wales	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Ferrous metal waste and scrap	1,238.52
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	Buckinghamshire	Buckinghamshire	South East	Landfill	D05	03 - Other chemical wastes	Industrial effluent sludges	878.92
Other municipal wastes	bulky waste	20 03 07	London	London (WPA Not codeable)	London	Transfer (D)	D15	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	164.65

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: YP3033BE

SITE ADDRESS: Edmonton Ecopark Advent Way London

METHODNAME: Measured

ROUTE NAME	SUBSTANCE NAME	QUANTITY RELEASED (kg) (2024)	QUANTITY RELEASED (kg) (2025)	METHODTEXT	METHODDESCRIPTION (2024)	METHODDESCRIPTION (2025)
Air	Carbon dioxide	434,379,000	516,865,000 (+19%)		Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility (For all years)
Air	Carbon Dioxide From Qualifying Renewable Fuel Sources	256,283,000	310,119,000 (+21%)		Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility	Alternative measurement method in accordance with existing CEN/ISO measurement standards
Air	Nitrogen oxides (NO and NO2) as NO2	634,000	666,000 (+5%)		National or regional binding measurement method prescribed by legal act for the substance and facility concerned	Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility
Air	Nitrous oxide	46,100	51,500 (+12%)		Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility (For all years)
Air	Chlorine and inorganic chlorine compounds - as HCl	26,200	29,900 (+14%)		Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility (For all years)
Air	Ammonia	31,300	27,500 (-12%)		Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility (For all years)
Air	Particulate matter - PM10	2,600	2,390 (-8%)		Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility (For all years)
Air	Particulate matter - PM2.5	2,600	2,390 (-8%)		Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility (For all years)
Air	Nickel	14.10	44.48 (+215%)		Method from the EMEP/CORINAIR atmospheric emission inventory guidebook (For all years)
Air	Chromium	12.60	32.34 (+157%)		Method from the EMEP/CORINAIR atmospheric emission inventory guidebook (For all years)
Wastewater	Copper	41.41	22.83 (-45%)		Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility (For all years)
Air	Copper	15.20	14.44 (-5%)		Method from the EMEP/CORINAIR atmospheric emission inventory guidebook (For all years)
Air	Mercury	10.80	10.63 (-2%)		Other calculation method (For all years)
Air	Cadmium	4.27	2.12 (-50%)		Method from the EMEP/CORINAIR atmospheric emission inventory guidebook (For all years)
Air	Arsenic	2.14	1.63 (-24%)		Method from the EMEP/CORINAIR atmospheric emission inventory guidebook (For all years)
Wastewater	Cadmium	1.53	1.25 (-18%)		Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility (For all years)
Air	Dioxins and furans (PCDDs/PCDFs) - as ITEQ		0.00
Air	Dioxins and furans (PCDDs/PCDFs) - as WHO TEQ		0.00
Air	Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) - as WHO TEQ		0.00			Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility
Wastewater	Zinc	139.00			Measurement method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility

GHG Performance in 2022

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

Permit: YP3033BE

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
488,730	247,481	434	210,388	144,951	Data from CO2 CEMS	24.04	Data from N2O CEMS bi-annual monitoring	30.90%	Waste sampling data	311	205	510

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: YP3033BE

Permitted capacity (ktpa)	Total waste combusted	CO2 (kg)	CO2 per tonne (kg)	CO2 Source
560	483,917	390,818,300	808	Pollution Inventory

APR Summary 2024 & 2025

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

Permit: YP3033BE

Entry	Value (2024)	Value (2025)	Notes (2024)	Notes (2025)
Plant Size TPA		750,000		Edmonton EfW
Plant Size MWe	5,400,000.00	28.50 (-100%)
Power Generated Year Total	252,760.00	257,932.00 (+2%)
Power Generated kWh per tonne	510.06	519.54 (+2%)
Power Exported Year Total	212,406.00	153,510.00 (-28%)
Power Exported kWh per tonne	428.63	309.21 (-28%)
Power Imported Year Total	32.00	508.00 (+1,488%)
Power Imported kWh per tonne	0.06	1.02 (+1,600%)
Parasitic Load Year Total	0.16	0.41 (+156%)
Thermal Energy Exported Year Total	0.00	0.00
Total Waste Received Year Total	504,625.60	497,809.05 (-1%)
Total Waste Combusted Year Total	495,549.00	496,465.00 (+0.2%)	Household / Local Authority (79.38%)	Household / Local Authority (98.88%)
Permit Breaches Year Total	38.00	25.00 (-34%)
Annual CO2 Mass	434,412.80	516,866.20 (+19%)	Calculated using CEMS data	Mass emissions are calculated on a minute by minute basis using CEMS concentration and flow data, in accordance with BS EN 14181 and 16911-2.
Annual CO2 Mass Per Tonne	88.00%	1.04
Annual CO2 Mass Per Mwh	2.05	3.37 (+64%)
Annual N2O Mass	46.06	51.53 (+12%)	Calculated using CEMS data	Mass emissions are calculated on a minute by minute basis using CEMS concentration and flow data, in accordance with BS EN 14181 and 16911-2.
Total CO2 N2O		516,917.73
Biogenic CO2 Percentage	0.60	0.60	Two C14 spot samples were taken in the year, in March and in October	Two C-14 spot samples taken in the year, one in March and one in October
Biogenic Percentage NCV	0.59	0.64 (+8%)	Waste sampling and biogenic analysis is carried out by an independent contractor. The analysis is done in accordance with ISO 21644:2021	Waste sampling and biogenic analysis is carried out by an independent contractor in accordance with ISO 21644:2021.
Biogenic Percentage Mass	0.59	0.65 (+10%)	Waste sampling and biogenic analysis is carried out by an independent contractor and is analysed on a dry basis. The analysis is done in accordance with ISO 21644:2021. (For all years)

Entry on WikiWaste:

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

Information for Edmonton EcoPark AKA "North London Heat and Power Plant", near the Edmonton Solid Waste Incinerator on Advent Way, Edmonton

Status: Potential
Planning Region: London
Planning Sub-Region: North London
Operator: North London Waste Authority
Capacity: 700,000
Campaign Group(s): Stop The Edmonton Incinerator Rebuild and Extinction Rebellion
Notes: Incinerator proposed to replace existing Edmonton incinerator by around 2025, to be located next to the current incinerator site. Consultation began in November 2014, with a second phase of consultation in June 2015 [Source]. A Development Consent Order was issue by BEIS in February 2017 and "construction preparation could start in 2019. The existing plant would be decommissioned and demolished 2028, once the new facility up and running." [Source, Source, See dedicated webpage]. Environmental Permit issue in June 2017 [EPR/UP3232AC/A001]. In May 2024 the Environment Agency listed the facility status as "construction not started" but according to the project website construction started at the site in 2019 [Source]. It was reported in August 2024 that "High costs and labour shortages could delay the opening of the new Edmonton incinerator by two years, according to officials" and that "the NLWA, which is leading the project, said the incinerator will not be fully up and running until 2027, because of a 'challenging period' for the construction industry" [Source]. In August 2025 it was reported that "the construction of the new Edmonton incinerator is continuing to drag amid a series of local and international challenges" and that the 2027 completion date is now in doubt, with Delays were attributed in part to "challenges being faced by [sub-contractor] Acciona" by NLWA chair Councillor Clyde Loakes [Source]. (Entry updated 2025-09-23)

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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: UP3232AC

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
North London Waste Authority	Edmonton Ecopark	Edmonton EcoPark, Advent Way, London, N128 3AG	Permit issued	700	Municipal waste	0.8	Yes	Design	05/12/2016

Waste management for England 2024: Pre-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: UP3232AC

Operator Name	Site Name	Site Address	Former Planning Region	Former Planning Sub-Region	Type	Permitted Capacity (tonnes)
North London Waste Authority	Edmonton EcoPark	Edmonton EcoPark,Advent Way,LONDON, N18 3AG	London	North London	Municipal and/or Industrial & Commercial	675,000

Entry on WikiWaste:

https://wikiwaste.org.uk/index.php/North_London_Heat_and_Power_(Edmonton_EcoPark_Replacement)

Annual Performance Report files:

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

Permit Variation files:

48-PermitVariation-2023.pdf

Permit Variation Decision files:

48-PermitVariationDecision-2023.pdf

Environment Agency Compliance Assessment Reports

Click here to see the incinerator compliance documents for existing English incinerators