Residual Waste EfW
Residual Waste Energy-from-Waste (EfW) facilities treat primarily household and commercial wastes that are not recycled or that have been pre-treated to produce a Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF).
The large majority of these facilities recover some form of energy rather than just destroying the waste and convert that to electricity via steam or supply that steam to adjacent industrial users. An increasing number of facilities are implementing the use of heat in local networks and considering the capture of carbon from their emissions to reduce their environmental impact. This type of infrastructure provides the overview of Residual Waste EfW facilities for the UK, linking to individual pages for each facility that provides greater detail.
Overview
Residual EfW facilities sit towards the lower end of the waste hierarchy, treating waste that remains after reuse, recycling and composting. They play a significant role in diverting residual waste away from landfill, while also generating electricity and, where heat networks exist, usable heat.
In WikiWaste, Residual EfW is treated as a distinct infrastructure type within the wider Incineration & EfW category. This page provides a structured view across the national fleet and connects through to individual facility pages and Local Authority disposal routes
Parameters
| Stats. | Units/Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of Operational Facilities | 61 | number (2024) | |
Plated Op. Capacity | 19,475 | '000 tonnes (2024) | |
Plants in Construction & Commission. | 18 | number (2024) | |
Plated Construc. & Comm. Capacity | 6,370 | '000 tonnes (2024) | |
Plants in Development Stages | 96 | number (2024) |
Growth in Residual EfW Capacity
Notes/Assumptions
- Forecast plated capacity is based upon those plants in construction coming into operation and does not assume any plants in development are added
- Forecast combusted tonnage is based upon applied historical levels to sites in construction and assumed successful phased commissioning - which may or may not be delivered
- No plants are assumed to close in the period, other than the old Edmonton facility when it is replaced by the new facility
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Operational EfW
Allerton EfW
Ardley EfW
Bolton TRF
Cornwall ERC
Coventry EfW
Drakelow REC
Dudley EfW
Dunbar EfW
Eastcroft EfW
Edmonton EfW
Exeter ERF
Ferrybridge 1
Gladmuir RRF
Glasgow RERC
Kirklees EfW
Lakeside EfW
Leeds ERF
Lerwick ERP
NESS EfW
Newhaven ERF
Newhurst EfW
Newlincs EfW
Runcorn EfW
SELCHP ERF
Stoke EfW
Suffolk EfW
Teesside EfW
Tyseley ERF
Under Construction and in Commissioning EfW
The Sustainable Molecules Facility is excluded from the 'Overview' and 'Growth in Capacity' sections above.
Mothballed
The following projects entered into construction but have not reached full operation. The likelihood of them coming into operation varies according to opinion:
- Binn Eco Park
- Boston Energy Production Facility
- Energy Works (Hull)
- Hoddesdon (Rattys Lane)
- Hull Energy Production Facility
- Newport Alexandra Docks
- Sinfin Lane
Development Sites
Sites that have been the subject of development through the planning and permitting systems are not listed on WikiWaste at this time, but will be added in due course. Thosee sites that were the subject of advanced development, but have been withdrawn from the market (for example the EMERGE project) will be listed as part of the development listing in due course.
References:
- Annual Report Data
- Waste Interrogator
- WasteDataFlow
