The UK's capacity for anaerobic digestion will need to be increased if the green boom is going to aid the country's economic recovery.
That is according the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA), which found that the industry is currently worth £2 billion a year and supports 35,000 jobs.
It urged the government that its promised green economic boom will fail if the Treasury decides to make cuts in the sector with its Comprehensive Spending Review.
The coalition government has committed to an increase in the amount of energy from waste produced by anaerobic digestion, however its plans remain sketchy.
Dorian Harrison, technical director of Monsal and board director at ADBA, said: "The anaerobic digestion industry has been held back far too long.
"We have got the expertise, the knowledge and the interest from potential customers. If the government does not set the right incentive now, we will lose out to our European neighbours."
Last month, construction began on a new energy-from-waste plant in Doncaster that pet food processing firm Prosper de Mulder believes will process 50,000 tonnes of food waste every year.
Typical Guttridge equipment used in the energy-from-waste industry includes; Conveyors – screw conveyors – chain conveyors – belt conveyors
