The Renewable Power Association and Institution of Civil Engineers have released a report quantifying the potential energy from residual waste in the UK.
The report suggests a theoretical maximum of 17% of total UK electricity needs in 2020 could be met through energy from waste.
This is bound to increase the pressure for more incineration plants to be built, despite their unpopularity.

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In 2004, the Bomel report quoted the incidence of serious injuries within the UK Waste Management Industry at five times the national average and a fatality rate ten times the national average. That was bad enough.
However, it got worse in February 2006 when a safety alert released by the HSE made it clear that there have been no less than nine work related deaths in the waste and recycling industries in a recent approximately 8 week time span.

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The respondents to the 2005 Consultants’ Survey in the Environment Business Magazine have placed Enviros Consulting in top slot for their ‘waste management’ expertise. The EDIE report states:

…..’as an aggregate of both customers and consultants, Enviros gets a far more consistent vote as top consultancy in this field.’

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For the first time ever local authorities across England have been set limits on the amount of biodegradable municipal waste they can dispose of in landfill sites in advance of the commencement of the LATS (Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme) on 1st April.

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