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Welcome to WikiWaste

The free encyclopaedia about the UK waste sector,
brought to you by Monksleigh

WikiWaste

WikiWaste is a collaborative, free to use resource that has been developed, and is supported and updated, by Monksleigh.

This site contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right. English (EA), Welsh (NRW) & Scottish (SEPA) data. In some cases it contains proprietary data from Monksleigh. Any other data sources are quoted.

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Monksleigh

Monksleigh are experienced waste and recycling professionals that provide support, advice and consultancy services linked to all aspects of the waste market.

We provide a range of free resources on our website and here in Wikiwaste, as well as a range of bespoke and tailored paid for services and products set out on our website for Investors, Developers, Waste Companies, Local Authorities and Businesses producing waste.

Organisations

• Waste Companies
• Government Organisations
• Non-Government Organisations
• Regulators

Acronyms

The waste industry is packed with Acronyms that often make it difficult to understand – this index will allow you to find the acronym that’s bothering you and by selecting it will automatically link to the page with full wording.

Typing the acronym into the search box will also link to the relevant page.

Arrangements

Arrangements sets out the different ways waste is collected by Waste Collection Authorities, which in turn allows the authority that uses such an arrangement to be captured as an index. The section also captures broader arrangements for the delivery of waste management including i.e. InHouse, OutSourced and LATCs arrangements.

Economics

The most significant economic drivers of the market are covered at this stage in WikiWaste, including the subsidies that are presently ‘pulling’ activity and the Landfill Tax which is ‘pushing’; activity, but it is hoped that it will grow to include Gate Fee and commodity pricing if there is an appetite for this from users of WikiWaste.

Legislation & Policy

Waste policy and legislation has been driven primarily by the European Union for over 20 years for adoption into UK Legislation and policies, so this index lists the current relevant legislation and policies relevant to the UK – which has become more complex as England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales increasingly take more control over their destinies for waste and recycling.

Targets & Metrics

Those pages with key targets or metrics included within them are grouped into this category for easy access and reference.

• Local Authority Key Metric Rankings e.g. Household Waste Recycling performance.

Technologies & Solutions

Infrastructure to manage waste and recyclable materials can sometimes be difficult to understand. Current and emerging technologies are captured, with some more detail on some technologies in this version of WikiWaste – the opportunity will be to link to expand upon sections and add specific pages for specific sites in the future. The main sub-sections of the Technology & Solutions page are:

• Anaerobic Digestion Plants
• Incineration
  • Biomass EfW
  • Cement Kilns
  • High Temperature and Clinical Waste Incinerators
  • Residual EfW
• Landfill
  • Hazardous Landfill
  • Inert Landfill
  • Non-Hazardous Landfill
  • Non-Hazardous Landfill with SNRHW Cell
• Material Recovery Facilities
  • Qualifying MRF

Tonnages & Waste Types

The range of waste descriptions and types of waste are captured in this index, including specific pages on the overall scope of the market, tonnages and different types of waste.