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Environmental Commitment

Transwaste recognises its responsibilities and obligations to the local community and the wider environment for its environmental impact.

It is committed to complying with all relevant environmental legislation at a local, regional, national and European level. Recycling and processing of used materials (waste) into new products delivers many benefits to the environment. It reduces landfill. It enables the re-use of potentially useful materials. Reduces demand for natural resources. It reduces raw materials consumption and energy usage, air pollution (from incineration), and water pollution (from landfill leachate). Reducing the need for “conventional” waste disposal (landfill) also lowers greenhouse gas emissions.

The sorting, grading and segregating of waste materials so they can be recycled and re-used is fundamental to the Transwaste business and commitment to the environment

Zero Landfill Commitment

Over the years we have invested in our capabilities to process Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) as part of our Zero Landfill Commitment. Millions of tonnes of MSW made from household and commercial waste is produced in the United Kingdom every year. Much of this waste is destined for landfill. The amount of landfill space available is reducing rapidly and the cost of sending material to be landfilled is escalating. Environmental pressures are now in favour of recycling and reusing with landfilling the very last resort.

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and industrial waste can easily and economically be turned into Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF). By turning MSW and industrial waste into SRF not only is a valuable fuel produced but the need for landfill space is also dramatically reduced. This helps Transwaste to comply with the Landfill Diversion targets of the EU Landfill Directive.

Zero Landfill Commitment

Reducing our Carbon Footprint

By turning MSW and industrial waste into SRF not only is a valuable fuel produced but the need for landfill space is also dramatically reduced. This helps Transwaste to comply with the Landfill Diversion targets of the EU Landfill Directive.

Whenever SRF is prepared in one facility for processing at another, a key commercial consideration is the transportation and storage costs of the SRF. Transwaste haulage logistics now reduce the amount of time material is stored and the number of journeys made. As fuel consumption is directly proportional to carbon dioxide emissions we are also reducing the carbon footprint.

Our Energy from Waste facilities offer the following Environmental Benefits:

Waste is managed in a sustainable manner.

Energy is recovered from the waste.

Reducing the use of fossil fuels

Improving our energy security

Helping the UK to reach our renewable energy targets year on year

It prevents waste from emitting methane (a greenhouse gas) which has a far higher global warming potential than CO2

It greatly reduces waste in landfill; reducing landfill tax costs and allowing local authorities to remain within their legally binding landfill targets.

Saving council taxpayers money, compared with using landfills. This money can be better used for other frontline services in the future

Future Plans | Introducing Melton Green Energy

Over the coming years, we will become part of the Melton Green Energy Park, the project will house an Energy Waste Plant, Anaerobic Digester, and an additional 3 wind turbines along with further developments to our current facilities. The park will create valuable green energy from waste which would otherwise be sent to landfill or exported overseas from waste plants. Using waste at a local energy plant will reduce the carbon footprint of the energy generated – as there will be no need for export lorries or shipping. Melton Green Energy Park will create electricity and biogas from waste.