Tag: EfW
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Energy from Waste
For a list of UK power stations I go to DESNZ's Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES). DUKES is not very informative about EfW, showing only seven plants where the primary fuel is Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), a total of 471 MW of capacity. The largest plant here is Viridor's EfW in Runcorn at 91 Read more
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The Waste Management Hierarchy
The Defra waste management hierarchy is a framework that ranks waste management options by their environmental impact. It guides businesses and public bodies to follow five steps, from most preferred to least preferred. They are: Guidance on applying the Waste Hierarchy | Defra June 2011 Post. Category waste management, tags EfW, reuse.Click on a link to Read more
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Defending Energy from Waste
In The Conversation Edward Randviir, a lecturer in chemistry, argues that EfW is the least worst way to dispose of waste, at least until we fix the recycling system. It comes after EfW was deemed the UK’s “dirtiest form of power” by a BBC investigation in October 2024. I think the BBC is missing the point: EfW is a Read more
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UK EfW processed 17.1m tonnes of waste in 2025
Residual waste inputs to the UK's 64 operational Energy from Waste (EfW) facilities rose 1.6% to 17.08 million tonnes in 2025. New capacity outpaced demand, with inputs equaled to 83.7% of capacity. Fossil CO2 emissions reached a five-year high of 0.479 tonnes for each tonne of waste. UK EfW processed 17.08m tonnes in 2025 as capacity gap widens | resourcemedia 5 May 2026 Post: Read more