Month: May 2024

Pause on EfW permits

Earlier this month, Defra issued a seven-week ban on all new EfW permits. A scoping period up to 24th May will be used to determine if a full review is required, which has been suggested to last up to 12 months. The RDF Industry Group welcomes this decision, which reflects an appropriate response to potential […]

Government off track to meet waste reduction targets

Jacob Hayler, Executive Director at ESA has remarked that the Government is off track to meet its waste reduction target of near halving the amount of general waste produced per person by 2042. This follows a recently published report by Defra on residual waste in England. Furthermore, there is little evidence that the interim goal […]