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Residual Waste can be used as a feedstock for Energy from Waste (EfW) and Residual Waste is considered as partially renewable or a low carbon energy source as a result of the energy produced from the fraction of Residual Waste derived from Biomass that is considered renewable[1].

Residual Waste and Energy from Waste

Energy from Waste is the now the main method for dealing with this type of waste, with Landfill of Residual Waste being the least preferred method, as outlined in the Waste Hierarchy[1].

In 2018, the amount of residual waste that was sent to EfW processes in the UK increased by 5.6%, amounting to a total of 11.5 million tonnes being sent to 42 operational EfW facilities across the UK[2]. This represents 41.8% of the total residual waste produced in the UK in 2018 (increasing from 39.5% in 2017)[2]. The total power generated from EfW facilities in 2018 was 6,153 GWh, this supplied 1.9% of the total UK power generation, and gives a average of 536 kWh of power generated per tonne of residual waste treated at UK EfW facilities[2]. ‌ The graph below displays how the tonnage of residual waste processes by UK EfW facilities has changed over recent years.

Changes in residual waste tonnage processed by EfWs, Graph derived from Tolvik, 2019[2]
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Data Table
Year Tonnes
2006 3.3
2007 3.3
2008 3.3
2009 3.6
2010 4.2
2011 4.8
2012 5.2
2013 5.5
2014 6.7
2015 8.4
2016 10.1
2017 10.9
2018 11.5

The table below shows the power and heat generation from residual waste EfW facilities in the UK between 2014-2018 (Derived from Tolvik, 2019[2]).

Year Net Power Export (GWhe) Net Heat Export (GWhth)
2014 3368 NA
2015 4636 554
2016 5241 730
2017 6187 865
2018 6153 1112


Historically, the UK has been very dependent on Landfill or Incineration without energy recovery for Disposal of Residual Waste. The landfill diversion targets set in the mid 1990s promoted EfW developments. The diversion of residual waste away from Landfill and into EfW processes reduces emissions of methane and pollution originating from Landfill sites and increases production of renewable energy[1].

England produced 12.5 million tonnes of Residual Waste from Households in 2016[3], and it is estimated that there will be an increase in EfW capacity for Residual Waste by 2 million tonnes/year by 2022 [4].

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[1]. 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.

Operational EfW

Locations of Operational residual waste EfWs in the UK
Locations of Operational residual waste EfWs in the UK
1. Runcorn EfW
2. Riverside Resource Recovery Facility (RRRF)
3. Teeside EfW - lines 1-5 (Teeside & NEERC), Billingham. line 3
3. North East Energy Recovery Centre. Lines 4 & 5
3. North East Energy Recovery Centre. Lines 1&2
4. Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 (FM1)
5. Edmonton EcoPark EfW
6. Allington EFW
7. SELCHP ERF
8. Lakeside EfW
9. Wilton 11 EfW
10. Trident Park (Cardiff ERF)
11. Tyseley ERF
12. Severnside Energy Recovery Centre
13. Greatmoor EfW
14. Four Ashes EfW (Staffordshire ERF) (W2R)
15. Ardley EfW
16. Allerton Waste Recovery Park (EfW)
17. Coventry EfW Plant
18. Great Blakenham EfW
19. North Yard EfW (Devonport EfW CHP Facility)
20. Cornwall ERC
21. Sheffield ERF
22. North Quay ERF (Newhaven)
23. Marchwood ERF (Integra South West)
24. Portsmouth ERF (Integra South East)
25. Stoke-on-Trent EfW
26. EnviRecover - Hartlebury EFW
27. Eastcroft EfW (Lines 1 & 2)
28. Leeds Recycling & ERF (Cross Green ERF)
30. Lincolnshire EFW
31. Vine Street EfW (Kirkless EfW)
32. Glasgow Renewable Energy and Recycling Centre (ACT)
33. Bolton TRF
34. Baldovie and Dundee EfW
34. Dundee EfW CHP Facility
35. Wolverhampton EfW
36. Chineham ERF (Integra North)
37. Dudley EfW
38. Battlefield EfW
39. Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park
40. Peterborough EfW
41. Lancing EfW
42. Exeter Energy Recovery Facility
43. Newlincs EfW
44. Lerwick Energy Recovery Plant (Shetland EfW Plant)
47. Rookery Pit Energy Recovery Facility (Rookery South)
48. Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (FM2)
49. Kemsley K3 EfW
50. Severn Road Resource Recovery Centre
51. Dunbar EfW (Oxwellmains EfW)
52. Beddington EfW
54. Energy Works (Hull)
55. Parc Adfer EfW
56. Javelin Park EfW
57. Levenseat EfW
58. Millerhill EfW
61. Belfast Harbour Estate
66. Charlton Lane Eco Park (ACT)
67. Isle of Wight Waste Recovery Park
68. Sustainable Energy Centre
73. Newhurst EFW
78. Hooton Bio Power
148. Earls Gate Energy Centre
149. Baddersley EfW
151. NESS Energy Project

Under Construction EfW

Under Construction EfW within the UK.
Under Construction EfW within the UK.
45. North London Heat and Power (Edmonton EcoPark Replacement)
46. Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant
62. Showground Road
69. Riverside Energy Park (REP)
70. Rivenhall EFW
72. Protos EFW
75. Slough Multifuel EFW
76. Walsall Energy Recovery Facility
83. Binn Eco Park EFW
95. Drakelow Renewable Energy Centre
127. South Clyde Energy Centre, Bogmoor Road, Glasgow
144. Drumgray Energy Recovery Centre (DERC)
146. Kelvin Energy Recovery Facility
170. Oldhall EfW Plant
178. Skelton Grange EfW Plant
184. Westfield EfW Plant
216. Advanced Biofuel Solutions


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