If the process it is not incineration why is the proposed plant subject to the EU Waste Incineration Directive (WID) regulations?
The EU Waste Incineration Directive (WID) was written in order to prevent environmental pollution and govern the manner in which all waste was managed in facilities that utilise waste material as a fuel. The directive therefore includes all existing and anticipated future waste treatment technologies in order to close any potential “loopholes” in the rules and imposes strict limits on emissions from any such facility in the European Union. The Directive is also relevant to the engines proposed for the site at Haybridge because, although they would be using gas that would be cleaner than natural gas, it is derived from processing waste.
