Modernising Landfill Tax Legislation
Yazan: Lucy | 28 April 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: Legislation
That’s the pithy title of a new consultation from Her Majesty’s Treasury which is lurking on their Budget 2009 pages.
The Landfill Tax was introduced in 1996 and has become the major driver behind most municipal waste reduction and recycling efforts. There a currently two rates of Landfill Tax: the standard rate applies to ’active’ wastes – basically stuff that [...]
More on PFI for waste management infrastructure
Yazan: Lucy | 12 January 2009 | No Comments
Categories: infrastructure
With grateful thanks to a colleague who shall remain anonymous because I forgot to ask him if he minded being outed as a Civil Servant…
The sizing of each waste management facility is considered very carefully as part of the PFI appraisal process and is linked specifically to Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) deriving from an [...]
Incineration, energy recovery, and landfill
Yazan: Lucy | 31 December 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: Recycling
Another post that’s actually a reply, but mostly because I was so slack in replying that I didn’t think Mark would see it otherwise!
in light of the latest EA stats showing the decline in landfill use and under utilisation of incineration capacity, what do you believe the requirements really are for new infrastructure under the [...]
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