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Information for Kirklees Energy from Waste Facility, Vine Street, Huddersfield, Kirklees

Status: Existing
Planning Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Planning Sub-Region: West Yorkshire
Operator: SITA (Kirklees) Limited (Suez Environment)
Capacity: 136,000
Campaign Group(s): Contact coordinator@ukwin.org.uk to be put in touch with those opposing this development.
Notes: The BEIS 2020 Q1 Heat Networks Pipeline Report associates this incinerator with a proposed heat network [Source]. (Entry updated 2020-07-08)

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: BJ6178IX

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
Kirklees Waste Services Ltd	Kirklees EFW	Sita Kirklees Ltd, Vine Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 6BZ,	Permit issued	150	Municipal waste	0.66	Yes	Operational	28/05/2015

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: BJ6178IX

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
06/06/2001	SUEZ Recycling and Recovery Kirklees Ltd	Kirklees EFW, Huddersfield	Sita Kirklees Ltd,Vine Street,Hillhouse,HUDDERSFIELD,West Yorkshire HD1 6BZ	Municipal and/or Industrial & Commercial	150,000	108,003	112,922	87,003	125,693	131,074	120,959	125,323	128,121	131,433	123,636	127,510	132,448	124,476	133,943	124,229	134,345	120,212	132,379	126,417	120,212	132,379	126,417

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: BJ6178IX

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)
other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11	19 12 12	Kirklees	Kirklees	Yorks & Humber	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	64,741	64,145 (-0.9%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Kirklees	Kirklees	Yorks & Humber	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	63,092	63,214 (+0.2%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Yorks & Humber	Yorks & Humber (WPA Not codeable)	Yorks & Humber	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	807	2,132 (+164%)
bulky waste	20 03 07	Kirklees	Kirklees	Yorks & Humber	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	1,884	1,515 (-20%)
street-cleaning residues	20 03 03	Kirklees	Kirklees	Yorks & Humber	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		1,090
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	Yorks & Humber	Yorks & Humber (WPA Not codeable)	Yorks & Humber	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Mixed and undifferentiated materials	729	726 (-0.4%)
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	County Durham	County Durham	North East	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		158
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Calderdale	Calderdale	Yorks & Humber	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	97	60 (-38%)
medicines other than those mentioned in 18 01 08	18 01 09	Yorks & Humber	Yorks & Humber (WPA Not codeable)	Yorks & Humber	02 - Chemical preparation wastes	Off-specification chemical wastes	92	39 (-58%)
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	Kirklees	Kirklees	Yorks & Humber	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Mixed and undifferentiated materials	38	37 (-3%)
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	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		14
bulky waste	20 03 07	Yorks & Humber	Yorks & Humber (WPA Not codeable)	Yorks & Humber	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	1	6 (+500%)
paper and cardboard	20 01 01	Kirklees	Kirklees	Yorks & Humber	07 - Non-metallic wastes	Paper and cardboard wastes		5
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Blackburn with Darwen	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	146	<1
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	North Tyneside	North Tyneside	North East	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	638	<1
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Preston	Lancashire	North West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	71	<1
bulky waste	20 03 07	Blackburn with Darwen	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	1,222
street-cleaning residues	20 3 03	Kirklees	Kirklees	Yorks & Humber	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	1,074
mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	City of London	City of London	London	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	947

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: BJ6178IX

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	Stockton-on-Tees	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	Recovery	R03	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	25,642.06	24,770.08 (-3%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Derbyshire	Derbyshire	East Midlands	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	4,053.88	3,824.58 (-6%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	ferrous materials removed from bottom ash	19 1 02	Newcastle upon Tyne	Newcastle Upon Tyne	North East	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Ferrous metal waste and scrap		2,356.62
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	Lancashire	Lancashire	North West	Landfill	D01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	23.34	2,245.18 (+9,519%)
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Wakefield	Wakefield	Yorks & Humber	Landfill	D01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes		1,541.86
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	Preston	Lancashire	North West	Landfill	D01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	809.74	1,048.38 (+29%)
Other municipal wastes	bulky waste	20 03 07	Kirklees	Kirklees	Yorks & Humber	Transfer (D)	D15	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	477.34	761.56 (+60%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Derbyshire	Derbyshire	East Midlands	Treatment	D09	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	329.52	548.34 (+66%)
Other municipal wastes	bulky waste	20 03 07	Lancashire	Lancashire	North West	Landfill	D01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	9.84	418.74 (+4,155%)
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	Northumberland	Northumberland	North East	Landfill	D01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues		355.64
Other municipal wastes	bulky waste	20 03 07	Leeds	Leeds	Yorks & Humber	Landfill	D01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	366.00	309.74 (-15%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	solid wastes from gas treatment	19 01 07*	Stoke-on-Trent	Stoke-on-Trent City	West Midlands	Recovery	R05	12 - Mineral wastes	Combustion wastes	235.60	46.02 (-80%)
Other municipal wastes	bulky waste	20 03 07	Preston	Lancashire	North West	Landfill	D01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	516.02	44.98 (-91%)
Metals (including their alloys)	iron and steel	17 04 05	Manchester	Manchester	North West	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Ferrous metal waste and scrap		10.78
Shredding of metal-containing wastes	iron and steel waste	19 10 01	Lancashire	Lancashire	North West	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Ferrous metal waste and scrap	6.34	9.00 (+42%)
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	County Durham	County Durham	North East	Incineration	D10	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	71.28	0.00 (-100%)
Other municipal wastes	bulky waste	20 03 07	Northumberland	Northumberland	North East	Landfill	D01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	225.16	0.00 (-100%)
Incineration or pyrolysis of waste	ferrous materials removed from bottom ash	19 01 02	Newcastle upon Tyne	Newcastle Upon Tyne	North East	Recovery	R04	06 - Metallic wastes	Ferrous metal waste and scrap	2,572.00
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	Stockton-on-Tees	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	Incineration	D10	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Sorting residues	368.66
Other municipal wastes	bulky waste	20 03 07	Kirklees	Kirklees	Yorks & Humber	Recovery	R05	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	262.16
Other municipal wastes	mixed municipal waste	20 03 01	Preston	Lancashire	North West	Landfill	D01	10 - Mixed ordinary wastes	Household and similar wastes	71.68

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: BJ6178IX

SITE ADDRESS: Kirklees EfW Vine Street

ROUTE NAME: Air

METHODNAME: Calculated

METHODDESCRIPTION (2025): Calculation method prescribed by us in an operating permit or licence for the facility

SUBSTANCE NAME	QUANTITY RELEASED (kg) (2024)	QUANTITY RELEASED (kg) (2025)	METHODTEXT (2024)	METHODTEXT (2025)	METHODDESCRIPTION (2024)
Carbon dioxide	123,578,000	101,730,000 (-18%)	SUEZ	CEMs	Other calculation method
Carbon Dioxide From Qualifying Renewable Fuel Sources	69,508,510	57,986,000 (-17%)	SUEZ	CEMs	Other calculation method
Particulate matter - PM10	1,273	1,918 (+51%)	SUEZ	CEMs	Other calculation method
Particulate matter - PM2.5	1,273	1,918 (+51%)	SUEZ	CEMs	Other calculation method
Dioxins and furans (PCDDs/PCDFs) - as ITEQ		0		Periodic monitoring

GHG Performance in 2022

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

Permit: BJ6178IX

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
120,212	70,717	2,616	61,359	101,946	Calculated from reported CO2 volume fraction on the CEMS and the stack flowrate readings on an adjusted basis for each line	1.2	Calculated from reported N2O mass concentration on the CEMS and the stack flowrate readings on an adjusted basis for each line	58.79%	Assessed from breakdown of waste composition from third-party reporting (M.E.L) in March 2022 and the respective carbon content of each component	851	349	691

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: BJ6178IX

Permitted capacity (ktpa)	Total waste combusted	CO2 (kg)	CO2 per tonne (kg)	CO2 Source
150	132,379	99,732,000	753	Pollution Inventory

APR Summary 2024 & 2025

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

Permit: BJ6178IX

Entry	Value (2024)	Value (2025)	Notes (2024)	Notes (2025)
Plant Size TPA	135,000	135,000	SUEZ R&R Kirklees EfW (For all years)
Plant Size MWth	11.50	12.00 (+4%)
Plant Size MWe	10.00	10.00
Power Generated Year Total	75,859.00	74,276.00 (-2%)
Power Generated kWh per tonne	600.07	594.52 (-0.9%)
Power Exported Year Total	66,405.82	64,838.90 (-2%)
Power Exported kWh per tonne	525.29	518.99 (-1%)
Power Imported Year Total	661.30	904.46 (+37%)
Power Imported kWh per tonne	5.23	7.24 (+38%)
Parasitic Load Year Total	0.13	0.14 (+8%)
Thermal Energy Exported Year Total	0.00	0.00
Total Waste Received Year Total	126,417.00	124,934.00 (-1%)
Total Waste Combusted Year Total	126,417.00	124,934.00 (-1%)	Household / Local Authority (97.49%)	Household / Local Authority (96.05%)
NCV Year Total	9.40	9.82 (+4%)
Permit Breaches Year Total	0.00	2.00
Annual CO2 Mass	123,578.64	126,146.80 (+2%)	Directly from CEMS data.	Directly from CEMS data
Annual CO2 Mass Per Tonne	0.98	1.01 (+3%)
Annual CO2 Mass Per Mwh	1.86	1.95 (+5%)
Annual N2O Mass	2.42	2.35 (-3%)	Directly from CEMS data.	Direct from CEMS data
Total CO2 N2O		126,768.62
Biogenic CO2 Percentage	0.56	0.57 (+2%)	Assessed from breakdown of waste composition from third-party reporting (M.E.L) and the respective carbon content of each component. Assumed to be the same as the biogenic CO2 fraction of the total CO2 emissions from the plant as per note 5.	Assessed from breakdown of waste composition from thrid party reporting (M.E.L.) and the representative carbon content of each component. From 2026 onwards, site will use C14 sampling at the stack to determine the biogenic fraction.
Biogenic Percentage NCV	0.52	0.48 (-8%)	Assessed from breakdown of waste composition from third-party reporting (M.E.L) and the respective carbon content of each component	Assessed from breakdown of waste composition from thridparty reporting (M.E.L.) and the representative carbon content of each component.
Biogenic Percentage Mass	0.56	0.57 (+2%)

Entry on WikiWaste:

https://wikiwaste.org.uk/index.php/Vine_Street_EfW_(Kirklees_EfW)

Annual Performance Report files:

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

Permit Variation files:

230-PermitVariation-2022.pdf

Permit Variation Decision files:

230-PermitVariationDecision-2022.pdf

Environment Agency Compliance Assessment Reports

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