Waste Management Plan for England We will shortly be submitting our response to Defra’s consultation on a Waste Management Plan for England, which draws together existing waste management policy in England, and is a requirement of the European revised Waste…
AD gate fees remained unchanged in the last year, according to WRAP’s 2013 Gate Fees Report. The report states that AD operators taking in food waste from local authorities currently receive a median gate fee of £41/tonne, unchanged from the…
The European Commission Joint Research Centre have published their long-awaited draft final report on end of waste criteria for biodegradable waste, and WRAP have now produced a summary of the key points. They are asking for technical and editorial comments…
Defra has produced its latest draft guidance document for comment on anaerobic digestion (AD), reflecting important developments around the disposal of liquid digestate under the Animal by-Products (ABP) regulations. As was outlined at our Members’ Meeting in April, European regulation…
Why is ADBA interested in research? As a scientific process based on principles from biology, chemistry and physics, it is obvious that an industry built to exploit the benefits of anaerobic digestion technology would need the support of its research…
ADBA MEMBER PRESS RELEASE Monsal, the UKs leading advanced digestion specialist has secured a major order with Tamar Energy to provide the complete technology package for the 45,000 tonne, 2 MWe Halstead food waste digestion project. The food waste digestion…
The Environment Agency has reminded farms and landowners to register exemptions to waste activities before many existing exemptions expire at the end of next month. According to the EA:Most farmers registered their current Agricultural Waste Exemptions before 2010, when the…
Our response to the consultation examining the interaction of EU and UK level policy on the environment and climate change largely welcomed the impact of EU-level policy, particularly with regard to waste policy. Benefits of EU-level responsibility We emphasised that…
Defra has published their annual Progress Report on the state of the AD industry, outlining the key developments of the past twelve months. The report also details where barriers still need to be tackled, and what actions government and industry…
The process of revising PAS 110 continues, with the stability (Residual Biogas Potential) test remaining the major issue. The BSI steering group has decided that a workshop specifically on the RBP test is needed to move this forward. The proposal…