What are the ‘New Waste Technologies?

They are waste treatment processes, which are:-

• New to the UK
• New to the municipal waste sector
• Near market technologies (with the exception of the UK DEFRA R&D programme)
• Not necessarily “new”, and are hopefully already “proven” (usually in their place of origin).

Examples of the key new technologies are:-

• Aerobic and Anaerobic Biological Treatment
• Mechanical – Biological Treatment / Pre-treatment
• Other Refuse Derived Fuel or material preparation systems such as Pyrolysis / Gasification / other Advanced Thermal Treatment such as Autoclaving

Why are we, as a nation(s) at this time spending so much time, money, and resources to introduce these Technologies?

The driving factors are:-

• EU Landfill Directive
• Waste Not Want Not – Waste Implementation Programme
• Focus on the diversion of Biological Municipal Waste (BMW) from landfill
• Not Incineration (although this will be included in this web site)

These technologies will struggle to develop without proven operational experience

There are perception, planning, contractual, regulatory, financial and operational risks to all those owning, building, and operating these forms of process palnt.

Alongside the various UK, & other, national programmes this web site aims to address some of these barriers.

This web site includes data and information available through the UK Government’s Defra New Technologies Programme

What is the Defra New Technologies Programme?

Aim of the programme is to make a contribution to the planned EU’s huge reduction of BMW going to landfill. It seeks to do this through the removal of barriers to the development of appropriate new technologies

Comprises four elements:-

1. Local Authority Supporter programme, managed by Enviros Consulting
2. New Technologies Demonstrator programme, managed by RPS
3. Waste Technology Data Centre, managed by the Environment Agency
4. Technologies Research and Innovation Fund (TRIF), managed by the Waste Implementation Programme (Defra)
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About Us

Steve Last Web Master

We first uploaded this site in March 2006, and we are still very much in development.

We are an independent site, and we hope we are impartial in our judgements about these technologies. We call ourselves the Waste Technology Associates.

We are United Kingdom based and we call this the “Waste Revolution Portal”.

OK. You might think it’s a little over the top to talk of a waste revolution, but we want you to remember us, and return again as we develop this site!

Why do we call it a “Waste Revolution”?

Well, it is all about a total revolution in the way we think of, and process, our “waste resource” - and we think that the move away from landfill will also be a radical change for very many other countries which have also relied heavily on landfilling, as public pressure to recycle, moves nations away from over-dependence on landfills.

We are waste management professionals, and we are now in our industry gearing up for a massive UK investment of anything between £10 Billion to £15 Billion ($17.5 Billion to $26 Billion) over the next 10 years, in a wide range of waste technologies. Just take a look at the links around this page and you will see just how wide the range is.

We have started this web site by packing it full of Google based links, and interactive capabilities. Over time we hope to make or largely text based format more graphically interesting.

Join in provide us with your links, add comments, and advertise on this site.

We are completely independent, and we wish to provide you with the broadest possible selection of waste technology information, links, and resources.

For a description of the way that UK Waste Management is responding to the twin challenges of EU environmental Directives, and public pressure to recycle more and landfill far less.

Visit our other / associated Waste Technology Web Sites:-

UK Waste Technology

UK Commercial Waste Composting

Indian Waste Technology

We have not included WEEE (waste Electrical & Electronic Goods Directive processes on this site.

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