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28 October 2009 Energy from waste call for London The report from the, London Assembly, states the 22m tonnes of waste produced in the capital could be used to power and heat homes instead of being landfilled. The Assembly's environment committee in 'where there's muck there's brass' call on mayor Boris Johnson to look at 'alternative' ways of dealing with waste that can't be recycled. The committee also calls for Mr Johnson to do more to speed energy from waste plants through the planning process. In his foreword chair of the committee, Murad Qureshi, calls for more work on 'cutting edge' technologies to move away from the 'traditional incineration'. Mr Qureshi said: "London's waste management is unsustainable and uneconomical. "The mayor must take the lead on further measures to help jump-start waste management step change. "Waste to energy technology will help the capital reduce greenhouse gases, cut down on waste sent to landfill, increase renewable energy generation, benefit the economy and create jobs. "Our recommendations are pragmatic and short-term and will contribute to a rapid roll-out of these very exciting technologies that turn waste into a useful and valuable commodity." The report states London's C02 could be reduced by 1.2m tonnes, helping the Mr Johnson meet his 2025 target of reducing emissions by 60%. Among the barriers to energy from waste the report names, long-term existing contracts for treatment of municipal waste make it difficult for potential companies to obtain waste material. It also calls for more education around energy from waste to help lower public opposition to the plants. A spokesman for Mr Johnson said: "The mayor wants Londoners to recycle more, send less waste to landfill and take advantage of the massive economic opportunities available to the capital if we start to manage our waste more efficiently. "We know that currently 75% of London's household waste is either landfilled or incinerated, whilst around 90% of municipal waste could actually be reused, recycled or used to generate greener energy. "By recycling as much as possible, and using the remaining waste to produce energy, we estimate London could save at least £100m in collection and disposal costs. "The Mayor is working to exploit this potential as Chair of the London Waste and Recycling Board, which has £84m to spend over the next three years in find new ways to deal with waste. "The Mayor's draft waste strategy for London is published later this year, which addresses many of the issues contained in this report and will be open to consultation with the assembly and Londoners." The mayor launches a food waste recycling campaign earlier this year. Luke Walsh Source: edie newsroom
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 Click here to leave a commentCommentsEfW for London; but no room for EfW/CHP incinerators.
By Rob Whittle NAIL2 The position must be clarified. The London EfW direction does not entertain any use of CHP/EfW incineration, which has no 2X ROCs status. The public would have no backing for a hidden incinerator agenda. The reports and documents make this clear, and as Boris states, advised by the very able Peter Jones [PJ]OBE the EfW direction for London is largely and initially by food separation to strategically located Anaerobic Digesters; followed by a new generation oof smaller Advanced Thermal Treatment ATT facilities that qualify for 2xRoCs. Whilst these being possiblity with gasification facilities for syngas production; it is know the real ambition and dream is to develop the vastly improved Plasma arc gasification and Gasplasma facilities that are part of the future[incinerator substitute]limited to non organic and difficult materials. The hope is Zero Waste practices and initiatives in businesses and homes might reduce plasma use to a sm...[comment was too long] © Faversham House Group Ltd 2009. edie news articles may be copied or forwarded
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