The RDF Industry Group is pleased to welcome EBS Concept as our newest member. EBS have been processing residual materials and producing substitute fuels since May 2011. The low and medium calorific fuels are thermally treated directly at the site, in the modern combined heat and power plant of Steinbeis Energie GmbH. In this way, EBS […]
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The RDF Industry Group was joined today by the Environment Agency at the biggest waste sector event of the year – RWM & Letsrecycle Live – discussing proposals to ban waste exports. The RDF Industry Group, which represents over 30 organisations across the European waste-derived fuel (WDF) supply chain, opened the Energy from Waste theatre
The RDF Industry Group is pleased to welcome Fortum as our newest member. Neste is the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, refined from waste and residues. They aim to become a global leader in renewable and circular solutions and are committed to supporting customers’ greenhouse gas emission reduction by at least 20
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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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