Microsoft Word - Environmental benefits of recycling 2010 update.doc

3.7.3 Data gaps/further research...................................................................................... To build ...

4.0 Relevance of the findings in the UK context 4.1 The UK context 4.1.1 Waste management 34.4 million tonnes of municipal waste ...

2009). Although this target does not relate to reductions in the waste sector, it highlights that the UK is currently making eff ...

4.1.3 Waste strategy..................................................................................................... The am ...

4.1.4 Summing up: influence of the UK policy on end-of-life options................................. The previous paragraphs hav ...

About half of the paper and board recovered in the UK is used in the UK while the rest of it is exported overseas, as shown in F ...

The main inconvenience of paper recycling lies in the fact that it does not allow a 1:1 substitution ratio since recycled waste ...

The promotion of energy from waste The results of the study suggest that incineration is also a satisfactory option for managing ...

6 The Increased use of cogeneration would optimize the energy efficiency of incinerators. 7 Improved recycling technology could ...

Figure 48 End markets of plastic products manufactured in the UK (by weight), 2005 (WRAP, 2007 (b)) Another burden on recycling ...

Dealing with the climate change issue Incineration can appear as a viable option for plastic waste management thanks to the high ...

4 If in the future the energy produced no longer replaces fossil energy, the advantages would not be as high as today. On the co ...

generates energy credits. However, as mentioned earlier, to maximise benefits both electricity and heat should be generated and ...

Summing up Table 94 sums up how the UK waste sector contributes to make the relevant end-of-life option more or less beneficial ...

Figure 50 Composition of municipal organic waste collected separately for composting, data 2005/06 (WRAP, 2009 (c)) Figure 51 Co ...

The issues around composting As illustrated in Figure 51, composting is currently being developed very rapidly. Another study co ...

found to perform better than composting regarding climate change when the energy produced replaces fossil fuel combustion as is ...

Figure 52 Wood products types and end uses in the UK (WRAP, 2009 (c)) Concern around forest preservation contributes to the prom ...

The comparison between incineration and recycling is more complex. When looking at energy consumption, incineration with energy ...

These two waste-to-energy options are promoted by the Government via the Renewables Obligations scheme, so demand for wood waste ...