Energy-from-waste firms have not yet been given clarification on the impact of the government's new localism agenda, which has been set out in a new bill.
Communities and Local Government have today (December 13th) published the proposals which will see local authorities receive planning powers over local infrastructure, housing and amenities.
Earlier in the year, the department abolished the central planning committee for infrastructure, in a bid to demonstrate its innovative approach to planning.
A report in Let's Recycle has highlighted the potential confusion over energy-from-waste sites and what this could mean for residents.
According to the site, the bill has failed to say whether residents will be able to claim a share in nearby energy-from-waste developments or whether they will have their bills subsidised, in exchange for enabling the construction of a centre in their area.
Waste management giant SITA David Palmer-Jones has told Let's Recycle earlier in the year that the waste-to-energy sector needed to incentivise residents financially.
The bill has also dropped the pay-as-you-throw provision forced through by the former Labour government, though local councils in London are increasingly combining compulsory and incentive schemes to boost their recycling rates.
Typical Guttridge equipment used in the recycling industry includes; elevators – bucket elevators – valves
