Abstract

Nowadays, the process of recovering energy from waste is used worldwide as a residual waste treatment solution. In the United Kingdom ("UK") waste incineration plants were first developed over a century ago. The early plants produced high levels of hazardous emissions, but since then technologies have improved and legislative and regulatory controls have been introduced, many of them originating from the European Union ("EU"). This paper considers the public perceptions of energy from waste ("EfW") and the role of environmental regulation in England, following the life-cycle of an EfW ...