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With the increasing social, economic and political drive to Prevent, [[Reuse]] and [[Recycle]] more waste, in line with the [[Waste Hierarchy]] and the [[Circular Economy]] the amount of [[Residual Waste]] is expected to decrease over time in the medium-long term<ref name="foo" />. The exact magnitude of this reduction and the [[Residual Waste]] continuing to need to be delivered to [[EfW]] has been debated at length by different commentators over the last few years. | With the increasing social, economic and political drive to Prevent, [[Reuse]] and [[Recycle]] more waste, in line with the [[Waste Hierarchy]] and the [[Circular Economy]] the amount of [[Residual Waste]] is expected to decrease over time in the medium-long term<ref name="foo" />. The exact magnitude of this reduction and the [[Residual Waste]] continuing to need to be delivered to [[EfW]] has been debated at length by different commentators over the last few years. | ||
Currently in the UK there are 42 operational EfW facilities utilising residual waste as a feedstock, 5 that are in the late stages of commissioning and 15 sites that are currently under construction<ref name="foo2" />. The locations of these sites are shown in the map below. | |||
[[File:Location of EfWs in UK.png|800px|frame|centre|Locations of residual waste EfWs in the UK, derived from Tolvik, 2019<ref name="foo2" />]] | |||
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