Publication - Consultation paper

Role of incineration in the waste hierarchy - review: call for evidence

Published: 20 December 2021
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Economy, Energy, +2 more … Environment and climate change, Farming and rural
ISBN: 9781802018578

The call for evidence seeks your views and evidence relating to the review of the role of incineration in the waste hierarchy.

11. Annex 2 – Residual Waste Treatment Facilities in Scotland

Table 6. Operational residual waste treatment facilities in Scotland
Facility Name	Technology	Modelled Capacity (tpa)	Operational Year
Dunbar ERF	EfW	300,000	2019
DERL (Baldovie)	EfW	150,000	1994
Lerwick EfW	EfW	26,000	2000
Millerhill	EfW	189,500	2019
GRREC	ATT	123,000	2019
Levenseat	ATT	105,000	2018
Levenseat (Forth by Lanark)	MBT/RDF	250,000	2006
Eco Deco Dumfries	MBT/RDF	70,000	2006
Avondale	MBT/RDF	70,000	2005
Dalinlongart Compost	MBT/Bio	10,000	2001
Moleigh, Kilmore	MBT/Bio	10,000	1998
Lingerton Compost	MBT/Bio	10,000	2001

Table 7 Pipeline incineration infrastructure and expected year that infrastructure will be operational
Facility Name	Technology	Modelled Capacity (tpa)¹	Operational Year¹
Dundee ERF	EfW	105,000	2022
Earlsgate Energy Centre	EfW	205,000	2022
Aberdeen Recycling & Energy Recovery	EfW	143,000	2022

¹First operational year modelled at 50% capacity to factor in a ramp up of operations and facilities entering operations midway through the year.

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