The Burning Issue

Every fortnight the Burning Issue looks at different elements of the energy recovery sector, taking the starting point that while energy recovery has moved some waste out of landfill, where does the sector go from here? In this third episode of series two, the Burning Issue speaks to John Ahern of Indaver with a focus on the company’s work in Ireland and its relatively recent expansion into the UK...

Every fortnight the Burning Issue looks at different elements of the energy recovery sector, taking the starting point that while energy recovery has moved some waste out of landfill, where does the sector go from here? In this second episode of series two, the Burning Issue speaks to Dr Ella Stengler, the managing director of the Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants (CEWEP).  The...

Every fortnight the Burning Issue looks at different elements of the energy recovery sector, taking the starting point that while energy recovery has moved some waste out of landfill, where does the sector go from here? This episode also focuses on: Scotland was heading for “massive over capacity” by the end of this decade No more EfW plants to should be built in the UK after this decade  Pee...

For this Christmas special and sixth episode the Burning Issue podcast looks at how a local authority-owned EfW facility has been able to hand back profits to councils at a time of belt tightening in public services  EWB editor Luke Walsh talks to the councillor Clyde Loakes chair of the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) on how its current EfW plant is paying off and how development of its...

Every fortnight the Burning Issue looks at different elements of the energy recovery sector, taking the starting point that while energy recovery has moved some waste out of landfill, where does the sector go from here? For the fifth episode EWB editor Luke Walsh talks to the MVV’s managing director Paul Carey.  The Podcast is about the people as well as the energy recovery sector and Paul al...

Every fortnight the Burning Issue looks at different elements of the energy recovery sector, taking the starting point that while energy recovery has moved some waste out of landfill, where does the sector go from here? For the fourth episode EWB editor Luke Walsh talks to the United Kingdom Without Incineration Network, better known as UKWIN.  This episode focuses on the other side from the...

Every fortnight the Burning Issue looks at different elements of the energy recovery sector, taking the starting point that while energy recovery has moved some waste out of landfill, where does the sector go from here? In this third episode, EWB editor Luke Walsh talks to Tidy Planet MD Simon Webb about the market for small-scale EfW plants.  This podcast covers:  Why Brexit means more...

Every fortnight the Burning Issue looks at different elements of the energy recovery sector, taking the starting point that while energy recovery has moved some waste out of landfill, where does the sector go from here? For the second episode EWB editor Luke Walsh talks to Andusia director Mark Terrell. This episode focuses on what happens to waste that can be processed for energy recovery in the...

Every fortnight the Burning Issue looks at different elements of the energy recovery sector, taking the starting point that while energy recovery has moved some waste out of landfill, where does the sector go from here? This month for the first episode EWB editor Luke Walsh talks to Suez’s Dr Adam Read about the “new Suez” business, working with an ever changing UK government and why those opposin...