Incineration overcapacity across England looks set to worsen

A new report published by UKWIN shows that if waste reduction targets are met, English incineration capacity would exceed available feedstock by 2.6 million tonnes in 2027, with this overcapacity growing to 7.4 million tonnes by 2042, even if no additional incinerators are built.

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