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The Sewage Sludge Directive 86/278/EEC was adopted over 20 years ago with a view to encourage the application of [[Sewage Sludge]] in agriculture and to regulate its use in order to prevent harmful effects on soil, vegetation, animals and humans. The European Commission is currently assessing whether the current Directive should be reviewed<ref name="foo" />. | The Sewage Sludge Directive 86/278/EEC was adopted over 20 years ago with a view to encourage the application of [[Sewage Sludge]] in agriculture and to regulate its use in order to prevent harmful effects on soil, vegetation, animals and humans. The European Commission is currently assessing whether the current Directive should be reviewed<ref name="foo" />. | ||
There is a relatively small capacity for Sewage Sludge in UK | There is a relatively small capacity for [[Sewage Sludge EFW]] in the UK, with only three operational facilities in 2016 accepting a total of 0.1 million tonnes of sewage sludge<ref name='bio1'>Tolvik Consulting Ltd, 2017. [https://www.tolvik.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Tolvik-UK-Biomass-Statistics-2017-2.pdf UK Dedicated Biomass Statistics - 2017.] [online] [Accessed 13 Nov. 2019].</ref>. This amount has decreased from 0.26 million tonnes in 2010<ref name='bio1' />. Cement kilns accept a small amount of sewage sludge in a pelletised form to be used as an [[Alternative Fuel]]<ref name='bio1' />. | ||
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