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== Overview == | |||
When Residual Waste or any other form of collected waste or recyclables are taken to a facility for [[Treatment]] or [[Disposal]] i.e. [[MRF]], [[IVC]], [[AD]], [[EfW]] and [[Landfill]] there is a transaction between the holder/collector of the waste and the operator of the facility/site. The collector typically pays to the facility an amount per tonne measured at the point of receipt at the site commonly referred to as the Gate Fee. | |||
In the case of [[Residual Waste]] or [[Disposal]] generally there is payment to the operator, in the case of [[Treatment]] or [[Recycling]] there may be a payment made by the operator or [[Reprocessor]] to the collector reflecting the value of the material being received (often reported as a negative gate fee in market based reports). In some cases a Gate Fee may reflect both, and so an example might be the Gate Fee at a [[MRF]] for [[Dry Mixed Recyclables]], where a Gate Fee may be charged and then a rebate is given according to the quality and mix of materials delivered and the contamination levels presented - leading to either a net positive or negative Gate fee overall. | |||
In the case of [[Disposal]] to [[Landfill]], [[Landfill Tax]] is applied in addition to the Gate Fee applicable at the [[Landfill]] site and set by the operator of the [[Landfill]]. | |||
== Gate Fee Reporting == | |||
There are several on-line market trackers of Gate Fees, but [[WRAP]] provide an annual report on the Gate Fee paid [[Local Authorities]] alongside Gate Fees for others collecting [[MSW]] and [[Business Waste]] generally. The most recent report <ref>[http://www.wrap.org.uk/gatefees2019 WRAP Gate Fee Report for 2019 (reporting data from 2018)]</ref> Gate Fees not only on the basis of the [[Treatment]] facility, but also on the regional differences across the UK which vary according to the supply/demand in an area and the commercial pricing approach taken by the operator. The summary table from the report is reproduced below for reference: | |||
[[File:WRAP Gate Fee Report Table 1 2018-19.png|frame|center|WRAP Gate Fee Report 2018/19]] | |||
== References == | |||