Why The Waste-from-Energy Controversy Is More Fuel For The Fire For Investing In Hydrogen

Experts warned in a recent article in The Guardian that the charges may force councils to send more rubbish to landfill – or ship it overseas. The government scheme to penalise pollution from burning rubbish aims to get more waste recycled. But the fear is that it will lead to worse environmental outcomes. And rather than paying the charges due to be imposed on energy-from-waste incinerators, councils will have to find other, less expensive ways to dispose of it. It’s currently cheaper for councils to burn waste than to send it to landfill. But it’s estimated that the new charges, under the UK emissions trading scheme (ETS), could heap billions of costs on councils. The Guardian also highlighted that a ‘significant chunk of the waste that many householders carefully sort for recycling ends up being burned’