INDUSTRY NEWS
Scottish landfi ll ban is ‘£100m tax gift to England,’ says SESA
IN February, the Scottish Environmental Services Association (SESA) expressed deep concern about Scotland’s lack of preparedness for the 2021 landfi ll ban.
From January 2021, landfi ll operators in Scotland will be prohibited from accepting biodegradable municipal waste for disposal in landfi ll.
However, SESA’s research shows Scotland lacks suffi cient non-landfi ll treatment capacity to meet the ban’s current 2021 deadline, and approximately 1m tonnes
of residual waste will have to fi nd disposal outlets outside Scotland.
As there is no landfi ll ban planned for England, industry experts believe this will mean the majority of this waste will simply move across the border to England. Currently Landfi ll Tax in England is £88.95 per tonne, but is planned to be raised to over £94 per tonne by April 2020.
SESA’s Policy Advisor, Stephen Freeland said: “Restricting or banning certain
materials can act as a great incentive to recover value from the waste we all produce, but it needs to be properly planned for.
“As a result, either crossing the border into England to be landfi lled, meaning higher haulage costs to local authorities and businesses and a hefty landfi ll tax bill, or worse it will end up in the hands of waste criminals who cause misery for people, damage to the environment, and have a signifi cant impact on UK fi nances.”
Tudor Griffi ths put faith in Fuchs
THE new Fuchs MHL331 F series is the latest acquisition by the Tudor Griffi ths (TG) Enviro division, which is committed to delivering the very best results from all the waste that is processed on all the TG Group’s sites.
The Tudor Griffi ths Group is one of the UK’s leading independent businesses in the supply of construction materials and building supplies, ready- mixed concrete,
skip hire, waste management and recycling.
Furthermore, as part of the company’s commitment to increasing the amount of recycling of incoming waste at their Wood Lane site in Ellesmere, they have now built a £4.5m biomass plant and drying facility.
The team recycles the vast majority of the waste they process, including wood, bricks, metal, paper, cardboard and ferrous metal, so only a small percentage of the waste that comes into the materials recycling facility goes to landfi ll.
Jamie Jones, Group transport Manager at TG, said:
“The MHL331F ticks all the boxes for us. It has allowed us to use one machine for lots of diff erent applications around the site, making our operation much more effi cient. It is also extremely precise in its handling and is very comfortable to work in.”
The MHL331 F is fi tted with a standard 10.7-metre reach and Arden 1402 sorting grab, which off ers a superb reach and lifting ability for the waste industry. The machine is also coupled with powerful and quick hydraulics, as well as a Deutz 4.1-litre 115Kw tier 4 fi nal engine ensuring class-leading fuel effi ciency. Furthermore, Blue Central supplied TG with a full waste pack specifi cation, meaning the MHL331 F can work in enclosed dusty environments with ease, thanks to its reversing fans, dust suppression and air intake pre-fi lters.
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