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Revision as of 07:55, 3 September 2021

A type of Waste Derived Fuel, Refuse Derived Fuel or RDF has been prepared by a treatment process to produce a broad specification fuel, which is still considered to be a waste, that can be used by an EfW plant supplied under a Fuel Supply Agreement. The specification will depend upon the plant to be used, but typically at the most basic level will have had metals and inert materials removed, removal of some recyclables and limited shredding/bag splitting. More refined RDF will have had drying, shredding to a uniform size and Moisture Content reduction. At the very high end of production the RDF will move towards being a SRF.

Moving Refuse Derived Fuel and Solid Recovered Fuel from the UK abroad requires compliance with the Transfrontier Shipment Regulations (TFS) and in simple terms requires an application for movement to be made to the relevant authorities that requires a number of key measures to be satisfied before this can occur.

Annual Export

The data shown is for export from England and for Waste Code 19 12 10 - combustible waste (refuse derived fuel) as this is the primary code that covers both RDF and SRF tonnage.

It is important to note that some RDF / SRF is exported under the Waste Code 19 12 12 - other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11, this code is a catch all, and covers any waste from Mechanical treatment not covered by it's own 19 12 waste code and as such has not been included in the numbers below.

Month on Month Export

The graph shows the monthly shipments of RDF along with a trend line showing the trajectory of export.

month on month export with trend
month on month export with trend

Year on Year Differences

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Data Table
Year Tonnage Shipped Increase on Previous Percentage Change
2011 251,451 - -
2012 1,009,972 +758,520 301.7%
2013 1,963,363 +953,390 94.4%
2014 2,661,871 +698,508 35.6%
2015 3,211,636 +549,765 20.7%
2016 3,530,859 +319,222 9.9%
2017 3,452,295 -78,563 -2.2%
2018 3,174,926 -277,269 -8.0%
2019 2,771,981 -402,945 -12.7%
2020 1,791,370 -980,611 -35.4%

Exporters

Exporters from the UK during the years 2017, 2018, 2019 and Q1/Q2 2020.

Company 2017 2018 2019 2020
ABN Paris SAS 2,244
Andusia Recovered Fuels Ltd 180,644 157,690 152,590 75,386
Associated Waste Management Ltd 53,711 39,982 49,910 3,226
Baco-Compak (Norfolk) Ltd 7,077 5,062
Bagnall & Morris (Waste Services) Ltd 17,115 18,668 9,254
Bertling Enviro AB 89,208 171,445 153,912 67,888
Biffa Waste Services Ltd 463,102 358,290 315,622 73,774
Bywaters (1986) Ltd 24,789
Camreg Ltd 26,170 21,183 8,884
CellMark UK Ltd 14,231 1,956
Chambers Waste Management PLC 24,907 2,554
Combineering A/S 4,759 13,610 6,012 1,628
Countrystyle Recycling Ltd 90,848 64,260 52,411 8,618
Eco-Power Environmental (Hull) Ltd 3,659 3,779
EFO AB 4,932 9,835 4,778
FCC Recycling (UK) Ltd 187,944 168,850 86,438 30,877
Frimstone Ltd 15,282 14,690 12,030
Gemi UK Ltd 14,025
Geminor UK Ltd 329,069 436,586 232,567 90,361
Greenway Waste Recycling 77
Grundon Waste Management Ltd 32,412 24,854 16,729
Hills Waste Solutions Ltd 23,573 17,276 9,082 10,147
JBT Waste Services Ltd 17,864 11,826
McGrath Bros (Waste Control) Ltd 73,327 29,854 34,281 7,619
Mid UK Recycling Ltd 17,419 52,481 21,887
N&P Alternative Fuels Ltd 355,944 363,204 289,781 73,010
N+P Recycling B.V. 27
New Earth Solutions (Canford) Ltd 45,822 30,610 34,738 5,740
New Earth Solutions (West) Limited T/A Mid UK Recycling 62,051 38,730 60,966 44,609
Northstone International Ltd 9,809 35,184 6,727
Pericula Ltd 289 1,200 3,794
PM Recycling Ltd 7,555
Powerday PLC 37,886 18,028 17,759 4,114
Probio Energy Ltd 94,802 143,218 167,256 62,423
Quercia Ltd 54,156 58,485 55,589 15,439
REDACTED 870 849
Remondis UK Ltd 5,091 16,413 1,795
Renewi UK Services Ltd 30,053 30,693
Seneca Environmental Solutions Ltd 230,049 155,215 126,137 24,504
Shanks Waste Management Ltd 143,416 117,886 74,997 24,264
Specialised Waste Solutions Ltd 49 170
Street Fuel Ltd 56,041 44,128 23,594 8,449
SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd 428,609 322,104 280,957 94,708
Thanet Waste Services Ltd 8,471 72
Totus Environmental Ltd 47,909 63,123 34,736 9,688
Veolia ES (UK) Ltd 155,917 164,010 171,784
Weir Waste Services Ltd 13,613 1,895
West Sussex Britaniacrest Seneca Partnership Ltd 30,260 56,242 31,033

Fuel Specifications

We have pulled together a number of specification (spec) sheets to produce give an overall feel for the spec of Refuse Derived Fuel and Solid Recovered Fuel, as shown in the table below. In reality the spec is usually very tightly controlled by the receiving plant.

Measure Units Residual Waste[1] RDF SRF
Net Calorific Value MJ/kg (as received) 9 - 15 10 - 15 >18.5
Moisture wt% (dry basis) 10 - 40 <20 <15
Biomass Content[2] wt% (dry basis) >45 >65 >65
Ash Content wt% (dry basis) 10 - 30 <20 <15
Sulphur wt% (dry basis) < 0.85 <0.5 <0.5
Nitrogen wt% (dry basis) <1.5 <0.8 <0.8
Lead mg/kg <200 <100 <80
Chlorine CI wt% (dry basis) <1.2 <0.6 <0.6
Zinc[3] wt% (dry basis) <0.1    
Sodium and Potassium[3] wt% (dry basis) <0.8    
Mercury mg/kg <2 <1 <0.6
Nickel mg/kg <200 <100 <100
Thallium mg/kg <20 <10 <10
Ferrous and non-ferrous metals wt% (dry basis) <7 <3 <1
Non combustible material wt% (dry basis) <15 <10 <5
Glass wt% (dry basis) <5 <2 <1
Dust <1mm wt% (dry basis) <5 <5 <5
Bulk Density (loose) kg/m3 100 - 275 100 - 175 185
Particle Size (max dimension) mm 500 300 <40

References

  1. Typical ranges for Residual Waste as a Comparison
  2. Not generally defined for exports to EU (no biomass requirements.)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Not generally defined in a fuel spec