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Save on tax with Impact’s Zigzag Classifi cation Unit
WHEN a new Loss on Ignition (LOI) testing regime was announced, waste managers were generally sceptical and many feared the development would create extra work and cost more.
Experts feared the infrequency of checks and a lack of consistency between samples, and uncertainty over who would be administering the tests, could leave the proposed system open to abuse.
The Environmental Services Association (ESA) embraced the proposals to regulate landfi ll tax through standardised LOI testing.
Every week, waste managers come to our testing facility in Leicester in search of ways to further separate waste and ensure valuable materials are recovered. By using air separation technology, we can increase revenue and minimise disposal costs.
Most have seen a reduction in their LOI, making them liable for the lower tax amount. However, some waste managers haven’t found this solution and are paying more landfi ll tax unnecessarily.
The transition period for the 15% threshold is over, so we decided to take a look at how industry operators have been aff ected, and what they are doing to mitigate against higher taxes.
Our study managed to capture input from waste managers, who responded to 14 questions relating to LOI regulations.
Despite being compulsory for operators to have a sample of waste tested to ensure they are paying the correct amount of landfi ll tax, 30% of businesses have not yet had waste ‘fi nes’ laboratory tested.
80% of waste operators have been hit hard by increased tax since loss on ignition (LOI) regulations were introduced in 2015. These organisations have paid up to an extra 70% in landfi ll tax since the 2015 changes. The study showed the new tax threshold has changed
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the way waste operators choose to recycle to save money, as 65% stated they are fi nding alternative waste management solutions.
This revealed 62% of waste managers would like clearer information about the tax threshold for waste fi nes, to enable them to pay the right amount and look at new ways to reduce tax liability.
Waste management companies are feeling the pinch of the recent LOI regulations and are looking for ways to reduce their tax exposure.
This urged Impact to develop current recycling solutions to help waste operators reduce landfi ll tax exposure and ensure LOI levels are below 10%... the Impact Zigzag Classifi cation Unit (ZCU) was born.
Impact wanted to fi nd a way to make the testing process simple, quick and cost-eff ective, to provide the easiest way of introducing the ZCU to waste operators to resolve the separation and landfi ll tax quandary.
The testing facility at Impact has been designed so potential customers can bring a sizeable sample along and see realistic results for themselves - off ering a ‘try before you buy’ option.
Paul Lock, MD at Hadley’s Recycling and Waste Management, said:
“We are so pleased with the reduced LOI rate of 6% we get from our material. It’s all down to the effi cient separation of Impact’s ZCU. I would highly recommend this system to all waste operators.”
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LOI rate with the Impact ZCU
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