The amount of material heading through recycling plants could be affected by the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), it has been claimed.
According to the Environmental Services Association (ESA), the CRC could inadvertently increase the cost of recycling, which would penalise older energy-from-waste facilities, Business Green reports.
The CRC will effectively impose a charge on companies in accordance with how much energy they use.
However, the ESA says that the scheme does not take into account the role that recycling plants plays in reducing the need for new materials.
"ESA believes that the CRC should reward recycling in the same way as it rewards renewable energy generation and provide recycling credits in parallel with the energy-generating credits already provided," it told the publication.
SBI Energy recently claimed that the global waste-to-energy sector is set to experience "significant growth" over the next decade, eventually producing ten per cent of the world's electricity needs.
Typical Guttridge equipment used in the waste management industry includes:
