Incineration & Energy from Waste
Incinerators can be described by the origin of the waste, the nature of the waste and/or the method of incineration [1]. The method of thermal treatment (for example Combustion/Conventional Thermal Treatment, or Advanced Thermal Treatment such as Gasification and Pyrolysis) can have different technologies associated with the way waste is introduced and managed in the system (such as grate systems, fluidised bed systems and rotary kiln systems).
Some incinerators produce little or no energy and are focused on the disposal of waste alone. Those incinerators that generate electricity and/or heat that meet higher levels of efficiency, can be classified as an R1 Recovery Facility[2].
Types of Incineration and EFW
There are four main types of Incineration and EfW in WikiWaste, with a further type of Cement Kilns which co-fire waste. Small incinerators are presently not captured in the listing of sites under each type:
Residual 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).
Biomass EfW facilities treat a range of biomass-rich wastes, with a focus on Waste Wood, Meat and Bone Meal (MBM), Agricultural Wastes and Sewage Sludge.
Clinical Waste Incinerators primarily treat Healthcare Wastes at high temperature to ensure the destruction of micro-organisms, medicines and other human and animal tissues containing hazardous substances.
High-temperature facilities that are focused on Chemical Wastes and the destruction of Hazardous Waste streams under specialised handling arrangements and strict regulatory controls.
Cement Kilns have progressively replaced raw materials and coking coal with selected mineral wastes and combustible wastes (including tyres, solid Recovered Fuel (SRF), and hazardous Chemical Wastes.
USE and HSE Incineration
Future listings in WikiWaste will consider Small Waste Incineration Plants (SWIP) whose permits are often issued by Local Authorities. These facilities typically include those classified as Ultra-Small Emitters (USE) and Hospital Small Emitters (HSE) under the UK ETS.
Future listings in WikiWaste will consider Small Waste Incineration Plants (SWIP) whose permits are often issued by Local Authorities. These facilities typically include those classified as Ultra-Small Emitters (USE) and Hospital Small Emitters (HSE) under the UK ETS.
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Links to
The Incineration & EfW category is designed to be read in context with other parts of WikiWaste:
- Local Authorities – showing which disposal and collection authorities send material to particular Incinerators
- Market Approaches – including the key legislative and economic arrangements for each category of incinerator
- Waste Types – linking the specific waste types to the incinerator types that handle them
- Organisations – associating facilities with operators, local authorities, regulators and sector bodies
Purpose
Use this page to understand the main Incineration & EfW types used in WikiWaste, see how these types sit alongside one another, and navigate to individual facility- and organisation-level views where more detailed data becomes available.
Approach
The Incineration & Energy from Waste (EfW) category groups facilities that thermally treat different waste streams and links them to Waste Types, Local Authorities, Organisations and Market Drivers and Approaches.
