ENDS Waste & Bioenergy

The Burning Issue

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Every fortnight the Burning Issue looks at different elements of the energy recovery sector. Presented by Luke Walsh, the editor of endswasteandbioenergy.com , the show interviews leading figures in the energy recovery sector and aims to investigate where the sector is now and where does it go from here. Luke became interested in waste management while working on a bin lorry one summer in Essex. The team he was with collected commercial waste and dumped it in a huge landfill in Pitsea, with no attempt to sort or recycle it. Looking out over the landfill Luke thought this was the wrong appro...

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Indaver's John Ahern on EfW planning struggles, nearly 30 years in waste, and why he'd do it all over again 23.03.2023 19:32

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...

CEWEP’s Dr Ella Stengler on why Europe landfills 100Mt/yr, EU policy and women in waste 09.03.2023 25:44

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...

Colin Church on Scotland’s EfW moratorium, CCS and ‘no more’ plants after this decade 23.02.2023 26:05

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...

The NLWA on giving back £4.8m, why it doesn't want waste to go to EfW and what you can do to support recycling 13.12.2022 23:21

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...

MVV's Paul Carey on new EfW projects, Owen's Law and being a 'dustman' 01.12.2022 25:22

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...

UKWIN on over capacity, why CCS won't work and whether you're right to say energy recovery 17.11.2022 25:02

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...

Tidy Planet's Simon Webb on how smaller is better for EfW and why Brexit is bad for airport recycling 03.11.2022 24:10

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...

Andusia's Mark Terrell on growing exports, acquisitions and rock 'n' roll 21.10.2022 29:17

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...

Dr Adam Read on New Suez, moratoriums and why NGOs have the moral high ground 06.10.2022 27:25

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...