EfW & The Hierarchy: - Sustainability Live

EfW in a Circular EconomyThe answer lies in the environmental impact of the carbon containedwithin the waste and the energy produced by the process. The Climate Change Act established legally binding targets to reduceUK greenhouse gas emissions by 80%. In 2007 direct greenhouse gas emissions from waste amounted to 4%of total UK emissions – with circa 90% of those emissions being fromlandfill. Whilst landfill produces CO2 and methane, EfW produces CO2 alone.With methane being 25x more damaging to the environment, theroute which produces the lower volume of greenhouse gas emissions isplaced higher in the waste hierarchy.