The report shows that from between 1 April – 30 June 2023, the SLWP boroughs delivered 52,113 tonnes of residual waste to Viridor’s Beddington plant for processing. This represents a 2,253 tonne (4%) rise from the same period last year.
This comes on the back of a sustained fall in residual waste volumes over the least year or so. In 2022/23, the SLWP reported that waste volumes fell to their lowest level since 2010 (see letsrecycle.com story). It recorded a recycling rate of 38% in this period.
The SLWP manages more than 350,000 tonnes of waste from 1 million residents in Croydon, Kingston, Merton, and Sutton. The figures also include non-household waste.
At Viridor’s Beddington EfW, there were 0 emission breaches reported at the Beddington EfW between 1 April and 30 June 2023, down from six last year.
HWRCs
The partnership also manages six household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) through its contract with Veolia.
The report also shows the partnership recorded a 67.5% recycling rate for all waste in the reporting period compared to a 64% in 2021/22.
Expansion
In December 2021, Viridor applied to the Environment Agency to increase the amount of waste it could process at the Beddington EfW plant by 10%, from 347,000 to 382,000 tonnes per year. In January 2022, the SLWP vowed to oppose the plant’s expansion (see letsrecycle.com story).
In yesterday’s report, the SLWP said it is in “regular contact with the Environment Agency to seek clarification” on the timescale for the determination of Viridor’s application to increase the Beddington plant’s capacity.
The partnership has been opposing the plans, which fell on deaf ears as they were provisionally backed by the Agency earlier this year.
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