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Energy Efficiency

Energy-from-waste incinerator
ZWE: Stop classifying energy-from-waste as ‘recovery’

A new study by Equanimator and Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) has found that the energy efficiencies of EU waste incinerators are 'appallingly low'. Titled ‘Debunking Efficient Recovery: the Performance of EU Incineration Facilities’, it found that typical efficiencies are around the mid-20s per cent in the best cases. This was especially true for the generation of electricity.

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REA calls on Government to extend waste sector’s red diesel entitlement

The body has also called for further support of zero-emission waste sector vehicles

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BioteCH4 partners with Plastipak to power recycling operation

The Lincolnshire-based anaerobic digestion plant will provide renewable energy to the Clean Tech plastic recycling facility

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Viridor partners with Vattenfall to distribute heat from EfW to houses
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Fiona Binns
| 12 November 2020 |
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Proposed collaboration aims to replicate projects in continental Europe that will focus on efficient use of heat from waste company’s Energy from Waste plants
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Virtual event: Ecomondo and Key Energy 2020 from 3-15 November
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Ecomondo
| 2 November 2020 |
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Following Italy’s Prime Ministerial Decree on 25 October, which banned physical attendance at exhibitions, the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) has reorganised Ecomondo and Key Energy 2020 to take place on its digital platform from 3 to 15 November 2020.
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation report highlights key investment opportunities
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Lidia Creech
| 2 November 2020 |
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A new report by The Ellen MacArthur Foundation advises on how to pave the way for a low-carbon recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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EfW the answer to national waste problem, says report
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Emma Love
| 17 July 2020 |
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A report from Policy Connect, supported by cross-party MPs, argues that energy-from-waste is the answer to the UK’s residual waste problem.
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Geminor signs contract to provide low-carbon RDF
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Lidia Creech
| 1 July 2020 |
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Resource management company Geminor has signed a contract with Danish energy-from-waste company ARC to provide low-carbon refuse-derived fuel to the Copenhagen region.
Potential breakthroughs for biofuel and AD
Meat supply chain pledges to cut waste in half by 2030
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Lidia Creech
| 1 July 2020 |
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38 of the UK’s largest meat producers and retailers have signed a pledge to halve the amount of meat that goes to waste in the UK each year by 2030.
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MPs call for incineration tax in Commons debate
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Imogen Benson
| 13 February 2020 |
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MPs expressed concerns over the environmental and public health risks of incineration in a debate in Westminster Hall on Tuesday (13 February). 
Innovative modular home provides solution to housing crisis
Innovative modular home provides solution to housing crisis
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ZEDpod
| 29 November 2018 |
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Innovative building company ZEDpod’s pre-fabricated modular homes could be about to make central urban living more affordable.
Foresight acquires AD plant on the Isle of Wight
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Gethin Roberts
| 24 July 2018 |
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The 24-acre site has the capacity to process 50 tonnes of energy crops annually and is the 26th anaerobic digestion plant the company has invested in.
Resource efficiency fastest way to cut carbon emissions, new report claims
Resource efficiency fastest way to cut carbon emissions, new report claims
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| 16 May 2018 |
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A report from environmental think tank Green Alliance says the UK government needs to reduce the carbon output from the process of making and using products in order to meet its climate targets.
Hot 100 2018: Who are the leaders of the pack?
Hot 100 2018: Who is leading the pack?
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6 February 2018 |
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Our annual power list of movers and shakers in the waste and resources industry attracted a record number of votes this year. Here, you’ll find the winners from 100 to one, each accompanied by a voter’s glowing review. Read on to discover who has played their cards right and proved to be our Top Trump for 2018  
Bio-buses could be deployed on Bristol's Metrobus network
Bio-buses could be deployed on Bristol's Metrobus network
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Sid Hayns-W
| 12 October 2017 |
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Buses on the city’s new MetroBus route could be powered using bio-fuel made from food waste, bosses of FirstGroup revealed this week. 
Khan sets out long-term plan to make London a zero waste city
Khan sets out long-term plan to make London a zero waste city
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Rob Cole
| 14 August 2017 |
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Waste and resource use have been identified as a key area for action in the Mayor of London’s draft London Environment Strategy, which sets a municipal recycling target of 65 per cent for 2030.
Business voices call for greater resource efficiency ambition
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Katy Carter
| 5 April 2017 |
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Independent think thank Green Alliance has published a collection of short essays from business and policy professionals saying the government must go ‘much further’ to embed resource efficiency in the UK economy. 
Waste has ‘important role’ in UK’s new industrial strategy
Waste has ‘important role’ in UK’s new industrial strategy
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Edward Perchard
| 23 January 2017 |
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Members of the waste and resources industry have welcomed the mention of the industry in the government’s new industrial strategy, unveiled today by Prime Minister Theresa May.
Eunomia says rewards of ACT investment may outweigh risks
Eunomia says rewards of ACT investment may outweigh risks
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Rob Cole
| 1 December 2016 |
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A new report by Eunomia Research & Consulting suggests that investment in advanced conversion technologies (ACTs) may still be beneficial, despite the technology’s mixed track record.
News in Brief – 25/11/16
News in Brief – 25/11/16
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Rob Cole
| 25 November 2016 |
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A round up of news from the waste and resources sector including new bins for Croydon, global growth in the AD industry, investment in the European paper industry and more.
Waste creating a £4bn mine that circular models can extract
Waste creating a £4bn mine that circular models can extract
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Elena Holmes
| 4 November 2016 |
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Up to £4 billion of value is currently ‘hidden’ in the waste generated by three major sectors and could be extracted with better reuse, recycling and remanufacturing, says Veolia.
EU waste and energy policies need greater alignment
EU waste and energy policies need greater alignment
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Jennifer McDowall
| 16 June 2016 |
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Better alignment of EU waste and energy policies is needed to allow energy from waste to have a ‘complementary role’ in the circular economy, according to FEAD.
R4C alternative to Gloucestershire incinerator launched
R4C alternative to Gloucestershire incinerator launched
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Edward Perchard
| 12 August 2015 |
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An alternative treatment project for Gloucestershire’s residual waste, Community R4C, has officially launched in the hopes of undermining the Javelin Park incinerator.
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