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	The most recent recent [[BAT\|BREF]] guidance<ref name="Inc">[https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/news/new-eu-environmental-standards-waste-incineration BAT and BREF for Waste incineration]</ref> also sets out how incinerators can be described by:		The most recent recent [[BAT\|BREF]] guidance<ref name="Inc">[https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/news/new-eu-environmental-standards-waste-incineration BAT and BREF for Waste incineration]</ref> also sets out how incinerators can be described by:
	* waste origin (e.g. Municipal Incinerators), '''and in WikiWaste includes [[Residual Waste EFW]] and [[Biomass Waste EFW]]''',		* waste origin (e.g. Municipal Incinerators), '''and in WikiWaste includes [[Residual Waste EFW]] and [[Biomass Waste EFW]]''',
	* the nature of the waste (e.g. Hazardous Waste Incinerators), ~~'''and in WikiWaste includes [[Hazardous Waste Incineration]] and [[Clinical Waste Incineration]]''' (which may or may not be [[EfW]]~~		* the nature of the waste (e.g. Hazardous Waste Incinerators),
	* the method/type of incineration (e.g. High Temperature Incinerators) ~~(which may or may not be~~ [[~~EfW~~]])		* the method/type of incineration (e.g. High Temperature Incinerators)

			In WikiWaste these last two bullet points are covered in '''[[High Temperature and Clinical Waste Incineration]]'''.

	However, there are a range of other terms used in the sector to describe different types of incineration and [[Energy from Waste]], the kiln/furnace used, and the [[subsidy]] that may apply to them, and these are captured in the table below:		However, there are a range of other terms used in the sector to describe different types of incineration and [[Energy from Waste]], the kiln/furnace used, and the [[subsidy]] that may apply to them, and these are captured in the table below:

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-An [[Energy Recovery Facility]] ([[ERF]]), in the broadest context, is the conversion of (non-recyclable) waste into usable heat, electricity, or fuel through a variety of processes, including [[Combustion]], [[Gasification]], [[Pyrolysis]], [[Anaerobic Digestion]], and [[Landfill Gas]] recovery <ref name='ref2'>European Bioplastics, 2015. [https://docs.european-bioplastics.org/publications/bp/EUBP_BP_Energy_recovery.pdf Energy Recovery Fact Sheet APR 2015.] [online] [Accessed 30 Oct. 2019].</ref>.
+An [[Energy Recovery Facility]] ([[ERF]]) is an [[incineration]]/[[Energy from Waste]] Facility that meets the measurement of energy efficiency that qualifies it as an [[R1 Recovery Facility]].
-Energy Recovery generally refers to facilities where the main purpose is generation of energy, and formal [[R1]] accreditation has been awarded<ref name='ref1'>Defra, 2019. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/784263/UK_Statistics_on_Waste_statistical_notice_March_2019_rev_FINAL.pdf UK Statistics on Waste. London: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Government Statistical Service.]</ref>.
+==Context and Definition==
-Often, an ERF is seen more specifically in the context of an [[Energy from Waste]] ([[EfW]]) receiving [[Municipal Solid Waste]] achieving (or anticipated to achieve) [[R1]] status. It does not necessarily mean that that an ERF is one that uses [[ATT]] or [[ACT]] processes such as [[Gasification]] and [[Pyrolysis]], despite it often being discussed or used in this context.
+The most recent recent [[BAT|BREF]] guidance<ref name="Inc">[https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/news/new-eu-environmental-standards-waste-incineration BAT and BREF for Waste incineration]</ref> also sets out how incinerators can be described by:
-EfW facilities without formal [[R1]] accreditation are reported [[Disposal]] rather than [[Recovery]] facilities<ref name='ref3'>Defra, 2014. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284612/pb14130-energy-waste-201402.pdf Energy from Waste: A guide to the debate February 2014 (revised edition).] London.</ref>. Whether or not a facility is granted R1 status is important for planning purposes and for application of the [[Proximity Principle]].
+However, there are a range of other terms used in the sector to describe different types of incineration and [[Energy from Waste]], the kiln/furnace used, and the [[subsidy]] that may apply to them, and these are captured in the table below:
-In the UK, energy recovery is the waste management process that is showing the largest increase in the amount of waste that it is receiving. The amount of waste being sent to [[ERF]]s almost quadrupled from 2014 to 2016, increasing from 1.9 million tonnes to 7.3 million tonnes<ref name='ref1' />. The tonnage of waste sent to [[ERF]]s has now surpassed that sent to [[Incineration]] without energy recovery<ref name='ref1' />.
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	[[Category:Technologies & Solutions]]		[[Category:Technologies & Solutions]]
	An Energy Recovery Facility, in the broadest context, is the conversion of (non-recyclable) waste into usable heat, electricity, or fuel through a variety of processes, including [[Combustion]], [[Gasification]], [[Pyrolysis]], [[Anaerobic Digestion]], and [[Landfill Gas]] recovery <ref name='ref2'>European Bioplastics, 2015. [https://docs.european-bioplastics.org/publications/bp/EUBP_BP_Energy_recovery.pdf Energy Recovery Fact Sheet APR 2015.] [online] [Accessed 30 Oct. 2019].</ref>.		An [[Energy Recovery Facility]] ([[ERF]]), in the broadest context, is the conversion of (non-recyclable) waste into usable heat, electricity, or fuel through a variety of processes, including [[Combustion]], [[Gasification]], [[Pyrolysis]], [[Anaerobic Digestion]], and [[Landfill Gas]] recovery <ref name='ref2'>European Bioplastics, 2015. [https://docs.european-bioplastics.org/publications/bp/EUBP_BP_Energy_recovery.pdf Energy Recovery Fact Sheet APR 2015.] [online] [Accessed 30 Oct. 2019].</ref>.

	Energy Recovery generally refers to facilities where the main purpose is generation of energy, and formal [[R1]] accreditation has been awarded<ref name='ref1'>Defra, 2019. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/784263/UK_Statistics_on_Waste_statistical_notice_March_2019_rev_FINAL.pdf UK Statistics on Waste. London: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Government Statistical Service.]</ref>.		Energy Recovery generally refers to facilities where the main purpose is generation of energy, and formal [[R1]] accreditation has been awarded<ref name='ref1'>Defra, 2019. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/784263/UK_Statistics_on_Waste_statistical_notice_March_2019_rev_FINAL.pdf UK Statistics on Waste. London: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Government Statistical Service.]</ref>.

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	In the UK, energy recovery is the waste management process that is showing the largest increase in the amount of waste that it is receiving. The amount of waste being sent to [[ERF]]s almost quadrupled from 2014 to 2016, increasing from 1.9 million tonnes to 7.3 million tonnes<ref name='ref1' />. The tonnage of waste sent to [[ERF]]s has now surpassed that sent to [[Incineration]] without energy recovery<ref name='ref1' />.		In the UK, energy recovery is the waste management process that is showing the largest increase in the amount of waste that it is receiving. The amount of waste being sent to [[ERF]]s almost quadrupled from 2014 to 2016, increasing from 1.9 million tonnes to 7.3 million tonnes<ref name='ref1' />. The tonnage of waste sent to [[ERF]]s has now surpassed that sent to [[Incineration]] without energy recovery<ref name='ref1' />.

	The majority (76%) of waste treated at energy recovery facilities is 'Household & Similar Wastes' and in 2016, there were 37 energy recovery facilities operating in the UK with a total yearly capacity of 9,808,000 tonnes 1. The number of these facilities has increased by 8, and the capacity has doubled in the years 2014-2016<ref name='ref1' />.		The majority (76%) of waste treated at energy recovery facilities is 'Household & Similar Wastes' and in 2016, there were 37 energy recovery facilities operating in the UK with a total yearly capacity of 9,808,000 tonnes<ref name='ref1' />. The number of these facilities has increased by 8, and the capacity has doubled in the years 2014-2016<ref name='ref1' />.
	==References==		==References==
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	Often, an ERF is seen more specifically in the context of an [[Energy from Waste]] ([[EfW]]) receiving [[Municipal Solid Waste]] achieving (or anticipated to achieve) [[R1]] status. It does not necessarily mean that that an ERF is one that uses [[ATT]] or [[ACT]] processes such as [[Gasification]] and [[Pyrolysis]], despite it often being discussed or used in this context.		Often, an ERF is seen more specifically in the context of an [[Energy from Waste]] ([[EfW]]) receiving [[Municipal Solid Waste]] achieving (or anticipated to achieve) [[R1]] status. It does not necessarily mean that that an ERF is one that uses [[ATT]] or [[ACT]] processes such as [[Gasification]] and [[Pyrolysis]], despite it often being discussed or used in this context.

	EfW facilities without formal [[R1]] accreditation are reported [[Disposal]] rather than [[Recovery]] facilities<ref name='ref3'>Defra, 2014. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284612/pb14130-energy-waste-201402.pdf Energy from Waste: A guide to the debate February 2014 (revised edition).] London.</ref>. Whether or not a facility is granted R1 status is important for planning purposes and for application of the [[Proximity Principle]]		EfW facilities without formal [[R1]] accreditation are reported [[Disposal]] rather than [[Recovery]] facilities<ref name='ref3'>Defra, 2014. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284612/pb14130-energy-waste-201402.pdf Energy from Waste: A guide to the debate February 2014 (revised edition).] London.</ref>. Whether or not a facility is granted R1 status is important for planning purposes and for application of the [[Proximity Principle]].

	In the UK, energy recovery is the waste management process that is showing the largest increase in the amount of waste that it is receiving. The amount of waste being sent to [[ERF]]s almost quadrupled from 2014 to 2016, increasing from 1.9 million tonnes to 7.3 million tonnes<ref name='ref1' />. The tonnage of waste sent to [[ERF]]s has now surpassed that sent to [[Incineration]] without energy recovery<ref name='ref1' />.		In the UK, energy recovery is the waste management process that is showing the largest increase in the amount of waste that it is receiving. The amount of waste being sent to [[ERF]]s almost quadrupled from 2014 to 2016, increasing from 1.9 million tonnes to 7.3 million tonnes<ref name='ref1' />. The tonnage of waste sent to [[ERF]]s has now surpassed that sent to [[Incineration]] without energy recovery<ref name='ref1' />.

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	In the UK, energy recovery is the waste management process that is showing the largest increase in the amount of waste that it is receiving. The amount of waste being sent to [[ERF]]s almost quadrupled from 2014 to 2016, increasing from 1.9 million tonnes to 7.3 million tonnes<ref name='ref1' />. The tonnage of waste sent to [[ERF]]s has now surpassed that sent to [[Incineration]] without energy recovery<ref name='ref1' />.		In the UK, energy recovery is the waste management process that is showing the largest increase in the amount of waste that it is receiving. The amount of waste being sent to [[ERF]]s almost quadrupled from 2014 to 2016, increasing from 1.9 million tonnes to 7.3 million tonnes<ref name='ref1' />. The tonnage of waste sent to [[ERF]]s has now surpassed that sent to [[Incineration]] without energy recovery<ref name='ref1' />.

	The majority (76%) of waste treated at energy recovery facilities is ~~‘Household~~ & ~~similar wastes’~~ and in 2016, there were 37 energy recovery facilities operating in the UK with a total yearly capacity of 9,808,000 tonnes 1. The number of these facilities has increased by 8, and the capacity has doubled in the years 2014-2016<ref name='ref1' />.		The majority (76%) of waste treated at energy recovery facilities is 'Household & Similar Wastes' and in 2016, there were 37 energy recovery facilities operating in the UK with a total yearly capacity of 9,808,000 tonnes 1. The number of these facilities has increased by 8, and the capacity has doubled in the years 2014-2016<ref name='ref1' />.
	==References==		==References==
	<references />		<references />

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	[[Category:Technologies & Solutions]]		[[Category:Technologies & Solutions]]
			An Energy Recovery Facility, in the broadest context, is the conversion of (non-recyclable) waste into usable heat, electricity, or fuel through a variety of processes, including [[Combustion]], [[Gasification]], [[Pyrolysis]], [[Anaerobic Digestion]], and [[Landfill Gas]] recovery <ref name='ref2'>European Bioplastics, 2015. [https://docs.european-bioplastics.org/publications/bp/EUBP_BP_Energy_recovery.pdf Energy Recovery Fact Sheet APR 2015.] [online] [Accessed 30 Oct. 2019].</ref>.

			Energy Recovery generally refers to facilities where the main purpose is generation of energy, and formal [[R1]] accreditation has been awarded<ref name='ref1'>Defra, 2019. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/784263/UK_Statistics_on_Waste_statistical_notice_March_2019_rev_FINAL.pdf UK Statistics on Waste. London: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Government Statistical Service.]</ref>.

			Often, an ERF is seen more specifically in the context of an [[Energy from Waste]] ([[EfW]]) receiving [[Municipal Solid Waste]] achieving (or anticipated to achieve) [[R1]] status. It does not necessarily mean that that an ERF is one that uses [[ATT]] or [[ACT]] processes such as [[Gasification]] and [[Pyrolysis]], despite it often being discussed or used in this context.

			EfW facilities without formal [[R1]] accreditation are reported [[Disposal]] rather than [[Recovery]] facilities<ref name='ref3'>Defra, 2014. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284612/pb14130-energy-waste-201402.pdf Energy from Waste: A guide to the debate February 2014 (revised edition).] London.</ref>. Whether or not a facility is granted R1 status is important for planning purposes and for application of the [[Proximity Principle]]

			In the UK, energy recovery is the waste management process that is showing the largest increase in the amount of waste that it is receiving. The amount of waste being sent to [[ERF]]s almost quadrupled from 2014 to 2016, increasing from 1.9 million tonnes to 7.3 million tonnes<ref name='ref1' />. The tonnage of waste sent to [[ERF]]s has now surpassed that sent to [[Incineration]] without energy recovery<ref name='ref1' />.

			The majority (76%) of waste treated at energy recovery facilities is ‘Household & similar wastes’ and in 2016, there were 37 energy recovery facilities operating in the UK with a total yearly capacity of 9,808,000 tonnes 1. The number of these facilities has increased by 8, and the capacity has doubled in the years 2014-2016<ref name='ref1' />.
			==References==
			<references />

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ERF is generally used for more modern Energy from Waste (EfW) processes. ERF is now firmly related to Advanced Thermal Treatment (ATT) - terminology that is used to differentiate from conventional incineration.