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Assessing the costs of meeting Scotland's zero waste targets: report

Report examining the costs to local authorities of meeting the European Commission's Landfill Directive and Scottish Government Zero Waste targets.

Waste Strategy Areas

Figure C-1 Scotland's Waste Strategy Areas

Source: SEPA

Selected cost data

Table C-1 Defra-derived processing cost estimates (£)

Category	Cost per tonne (2002 prices)	Cost per tonne with inflation ( SQW estimate)
Composting Small	19	22.8
Composting Large	14	16.8
Anaerobic digestion, small	28	33.6
Anaerobic digestion, large	14	16.8
MBT small	42.5	51
MBT large	32.5	39
EfW small	52.5	63
EfW large	44	52.8

Source: Defra: Delivering the landfill directive (2002)

Table C-2 Assumptions underlying landfill gas estimates

Source: Kurian, Joseph, Energy from sustainable landfills

Table C-3 In-Vessel Composting - sources for infrastructure costs/capacity

Site	Capacity	Capital cost	Source
East Riding Council	30,000	3,500,000	http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/environment/3-5-hi-tech-composting-plant/article-1043021-detail/article.html
Gwynedd County Council	5,000	1,600,000	http://www.recycle.co.uk/news/747000.html
Longwood Quarry	50,000	12,000,000	http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/12m-composting-plant-plan-village-quarry/article-788269-detail/article.html
Blaise Farm Quarry	50,000	12,000,000	http://www.letsrecycle.com/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=37&listcatid=217&listitemid=51979&section=composting
Galdenoch Composting plant	18,000		http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=4636
Bristol	30,000		http://www.letsrecycle.com/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=37&listcatid=322&listitemid=9799

Source: SQW

Table C-4 Windrow composting - sources for infrastructure costs/capacity

Site	Capacity	Capital cost	Source
J M Clarke & Son, Theddingworth	10,000	£405,340	http://www.wrap.org.uk/wrap_corporate/news/wrap_funded.html

Source: SQW

Table C-5 Energy from Waste - sources for infrastructure costs/capacity

Site	Capacity	Capital cost	Source
Tees Valley	250,000		http://www.sita.co.uk/local-authorities/integrated-waste/teesside
Billingham	256,000	120,000,000	http://www.newenergyfocus.com/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=1&listcatid=105&listitemid=1825
Newport	120000	57,000,000	http://www.letsrecycle.com/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=37&listcatid=5270&listitemid=31340
North Ayrshire	80000	40,000,000	http://www.builderandengineer.co.uk/construction-scotland/features/a-load-of-hot-ayr-3634.html

Source: SQW

Table C-6 Mechanical Biological Treatment - sources for infrastructure costs/capacity

Site	Capacity	Capital cost	Source
Milton Keynes	115,000	36,000,000

Source: SQW

Email: Central Enquiries Unit ceu@gov.scotEmail: Central Enquiries Unit ceu@gov.scot

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