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Colin Drummond. Chairman Environmental Sector Advisory Group CEO, Viridor Waste Management Ltd. UK WASTE MANAGEMENT Capabilities. Large sector 3000 companies £8 bn turnover 70,000 employees Historically based on highly engineered landfills
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Colin Drummond Chairman Environmental Sector Advisory Group CEO, Viridor Waste Management Ltd Presentation title
UK WASTE MANAGEMENTCapabilities • Large sector • 3000 companies • £8 bn turnover • 70,000 employees • Historically based on highly engineered landfills • methane produced by landfills is a potent greenhouse gas • valuable energy source Presentation title
UK WASTE MANAGEMENTCapabilities • Developing range of new technologies to minimise adverse effects of landfill and increase resource recovery • Backed by financial strength of the City of London • including Clean Development Mechanism Presentation title
UK WASTE MANAGEMENTRenewable Energy • As a result of government incentives (Renewable Obligation Certificates) • power generation from landfill gas has increased from 1185 GWH to 4004 GWH over past six years Presentation title
UK WASTE MANAGEMENTRenewable Energy • majority of landfill gas is now captured and beneficially used • represents 28% of total UK renewable energy • energy from waste represents additional 7% of UK renewable energy Presentation title
UK WASTE MANAGEMENTLandfill Diversion • In order to meet EU landfill diversion targets up to £30bn will be invested in new waste management facilities in UK by 2020 • Unique partnership approach between private and public sectors to fund and deliver above • PFI and PPP contracts Presentation title
UK SPEAKERS Zaneta Whitworth Business Development Manager, Biogas Richard Entwistle Managing Director, Enviroresources (Asia) Anthony Trocian International Sales Manager, Geotechnical Instruments Greg Dunn Origination Director, Icecap Li Xing Chief Representative, Asia, Icecap Dr Robert Eden Managing Director, Organics Presentation title