London Wider Waste Strategy - London - Greater London Authority

6.90. The future treatment of asbestos arisings from London is less urgent since it is a more
stable waste form with fewer treatment requirements. A permit has recently been
granted for the Pinden Quarry landfill in Dartford, for the acceptance of asbestos only.
6.91. Oil and oil/water mixtures are often used as fuel in the co-incineration process and the
use of such facilities is a key component in the management of hazardous wastes.
Reprocessors and operators currently consider that the Substitute Fuels Protocol is
preventing them from handling more of this kind of waste. Future changes to the
protocol may increase the opportunities for co-incineration at cement and lime kilns to
handle more hazardous waste. Responses to the consultation paper ‘Proposals to
Revise the Substitute Fuels Protocol for use in Cement and Lime Kilns’ are due by the
18 th June 2004.
6.92. Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) is likely to be a significant element of
the hazardous waste produced in the future. The outcome of the DEFRA report on
WEEE and Hazardous Wastes will pave the way for requirements for handling WEEE in
London and the likely facilities required. The key areas for handling WEEE would
involve the re-use, recovery and recycling of materials. This could be promoted by the
GLA, with the help of networks of business and groups dealing with WEEE. Two sites in
the UK (Manchester and Long Marston) are currently being used to carry out a range of
trials into the best methods of disassembly, material separation and recovery of WEEE.
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