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Hi all, If you didn't catch this in the recent Waste News (10/11/04, p.19) an official from the U.K. presented the following information: (1) that by 2020, according to EU law, they will need to be diverting 80% of their biodegradable waste from landfills; and (2) the current U.K. landfill tax is $24 per ton, and will rise to $50 per ton by 2010. Now that's what I call a well-funded rates and dates target. In the USA we don't have anything even close to these numbers, and why not? So, with numbers like these, the decline of the European landfill industry is well underway. which begs the question, where are they going? The choices are really down to two: Maximum diversion through the 3R's (inc. composting under recycling), or, incineration. My read on the situation is that they are now talking about a 70/30 future . 70% recovery and 30% burn. That burn part is a real problem, and it's the roots of new incineration proposals and "black box" technology solutions in the USA and around the world. So, the good news is that global momentum is building against landfills, and the bad news is that this will feed the growth of the burn industry . unless . Eric Eric Lombardi Executive Director Eco-Cycle, Inc Boulder, CO 303-444-6634 www.ecocycle.org |
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