Energy from waste (EfW) is the treatment of residual waste by incineration in a plant that generates electricity, and sometimes heat, from the process. It is the main alternative to landfill for general waste in London and the reason a collector can quote a high landfill diversion rate for a non-recyclable stream.
Defined in the Commercial Waste Glossary.
Related: How Is Waste Turned Into Energy?.
Other terms
- Fly-tipping
- Waste carrier licence
- SIC code
- Dry mixed recycling
- WEEE
- Anaerobic digestion
- Waste transfer note
- EWC codes
- Waste hierarchy
- Transfer station
- General waste
- Digital waste tracking
- Simpler Recycling
- Landfill tax
- POPs
- Commercial waste
- Wait and load
- Trade waste
- Hazardous waste consignment note
- Materials recovery facility
- Duty of care
- Residual waste
- List of Waste code
- Controlled waste
- Upper tier waste carrier
- Pre-paid sack
- Section 34
- Annual waste transfer note
- All terms