Energy can be recovered from waste using a number of technologies once the economically recyclable material has been removed from the waste stream, in line with the Government’s Waste Hierarchy.

Energy from Waste ensures this residual waste is utilised to provide power, heat and even transport fuels, while diverting it from landfill.

Harnessing energy from waste has many benefits:

It helps the UK reduce its dependency on energy imports.

It provides a waste management solution that recognises residual waste as a resource for energy production.

When used for electricity generation, these technologies have a steady and controllable output, sometimes referred to as providing “baseload” power. Such sites also have the potential to provide heat through district heating networks.

It has very good sustainability and greenhouse gas saving characteristics, as it makes further use of materials that have already been discarded and would otherwise produce greenhouse gas emissions while decomposing in landfill.

Please find more information over at the Energy from Waste Forum.