Biodegradable Municipal Waste

The biodegradable fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (generally around 50% by weight of MSW) is important as the UK has legally binding EU targets to deliver set reductions of BMW waste to landfill, which were originally addressed through individual targets on local authorities. These have now been lifted in England – placing a reliance primarily on the landfill tax and treatment systems funded under PFI funded schemes to deliver the objectives.