Significantly more refuse-derived fuel (RDF) was exported from England in the first half of 2024. According to recently published data from the UK Environment Agency, RDF shipments to mainland Europe are up by almost a fifth compared to the first half of 2023.
Exports to Sweden rose particularly sharply. The Environment Agency (EA) also reported a renewed increase in export volumes to Germany and Denmark, while shipments to the Netherlands fell by almost half.
Between January to June 2024, a total of 911,000 tonnes of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) including higher quality solid recovered fuel (SRF) and other waste from mechanical waste treatment processes destined for energy recovery were exported from England. Compared to the figures for the same period of the previous year – 775,000 tonnes – this constitutes an increase of 18 per cent.
Read our full coverage of recent shifts in RDF exports from England and of the most important exporters and offtakers of waste-derived fuels from the UK here......
