A study, published today, highlights the important contributions by the waste management sector to the EU climate objectives. Building on previous work conducted by Prognos in 2008, the study accounts for avoided emissions for 10 selected waste streams for EU-27 + UK. Work was performed jointly by research organisations Prognos and CE Delft, on behalf […]
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The RDF Industry Group is pleased to welcome TOMRA Sorting Ltd. as our newest member. TOMRA provides technology-led solutions that enable the recovery and optimisation of resources within the food, mining and recycling industries. TOMRA is focused on working with and demonstrating advanced mechanical recovery and sorting processes through sensor based municipal waste sorting which is
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UncategorisedA new European study to be published in December 2021 will show that the achievement of EU recycling and landfill diversion targets by 2035 will result in a major contribution from the UK and EU Member States towards the Paris Climate Agreement. The study highlights the causality between increased recycling (in line with EU and
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The RDF Industry Group calls on the UK Government, EU Commission and Member States to recognise the role that waste-derived fuels can play in reducing methane emissions from landfill and to ensure cross-border trade in RDF is not hindered. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that the European Commission estimates has been responsible for approximately
The flow of RDF from the UK to off-take facilities in Europe is continuing, with the industry overall functioning well. RDF export is a vital part of the waste management system and plays a significant role in the management of the UK’s residual waste, which must continue unhindered to maintain public and environmental health. Off-take
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The Dutch government announced in June 2019 the introduction of a waste import tax to take effect from 1st January 2020. Ever since the announcement of the tax, tonnages of RDF exported from England into the Netherlands have shown a significant decrease. Data from England shows that tonnages have dropped below 100,000 tonnes since August
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Robert Corijn, Marketing Manager at Attero B.V. has been re-elected as Chair of the RDF Industry Group for 2020, having held the role since 2018. Robert has been key in driving the Group’s work over 2019 on both EU Exit issues and lobbying against the Dutch waste import tax. As we enter into 2020, Robert
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The RDF Industry Group has called on the Dutch government to rescind its announcement of a tax of €32 per tonne of waste imported from 1st January 2020. The Group details the arguments against the waste import tax in its new publication: Impacts of the Dutch Waste Import Tax . The Group is warning that
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The Dutch government has announced two new tax proposals with the goal of reducing the CO2 emissions associated with waste management. An RDF import tax of €32 per tonne is foreseen as of January 1st 2020 and a CO2 tax of €30 per tonne of CO2, applicable to the tonnage of CO2 that is to
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The RDF Industry Group officially launched its sector-specific Fire Prevention Plan (FPP) guidance at its members’ meeting in London yesterday. The guidance has been compiled by the Group to provide advice on the development of FPPs for residual waste and RDF, and is the only specific guidance of its kind for those operating in the
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