Decarbonisation of residual waste infrastructure: report

7 Annex A – Definitions

Advanced Sorting

Treatment of ‘black bag’ residual waste that removes recyclable materials (such as metals, plastic, etc) before final treatment via incineration or landfill

AS

Advanced Sorting

ATT

Advanced Thermal Treatment

Anaerobic decomposition

Rotting in the absence of oxygen

BAU Scenario

Business as Usual Scenario within the Eunomia report, based on the First Report, which models the carbon implications of this

Or

Business as Usual – Scenario within Review’s Capacity Analysis which projects historical trends forward into the future to examine what the future could look like if there are no significant changes to current trends.

BE Scenario

Best Effort Scenario within the Review’s Capacity Analysis which examines what Scotland’s future could look like if it improved its recycling rates in line with what has been achieved by some of the best performing European nations

BES-F

Best Effort Scenario – Food within the Eunomia report, which extends the First Report BES to consider better food waste recycling and avoidance and models the carbon implications of this

BES-P

Best Effort Scenario – Plastic within the Eunomia report, which extends the First Report BES to consider better plastic recycling and waste avoidance and models the carbon implications of this

Biodegradable waste

Any waste capable of undergoing decomposition such as food, garden waste, paper and cardboard

Biodegradable Municipal Waste

Municipal waste that is also biodegradable.

Biogenic waste

Waste made up of material that was recently alive, such as food, paper, card, wood and natural textiles

Biostabilisation

The controlled processing of biodegradable waste to reduce or eliminate its potential for anaerobic decomposition

C&I

Commercial & Industrial waste – waste from commercial and industrial sources. Includes waste from business and industrial premises in Scotland, but excludes waste from the construction and demolition industry

C&D

Construction & Demolition waste - waste from the construction and demolition industry.

CCC

Climate Change Committee

CIWM

Chartered Institution of Wastes Management

CV

Calorific Value

CXC

ClimateXChange

DRS

Deposit Return Scheme

FOES

Friends of the Earth Scotland

GWP

Global Warming Potential

HH

Households or Household

Incineration

The combustion of material in the presence of air or oxygen. In this report, this includes ‘traditional’ incineration and advanced thermal treatment options such as gasification

IOM3

Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining

Landfilling

The deposition of waste onto or into land.

Municipal waste

Waste from households as well as other waste which because of its nature or composition is similar to waste from households.

MBT

Mechanical biological treatment. A group of solid waste management systems, typically used for the pre-treatment of waste, which combines a sorting facility with a form of biological treatment such as composting or anaerobic digestion. Unless specified, MBT is used in this Call to specifically mean processes that produce a high calorific fuel called Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) or Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF), which can be used in cement kilns or power plants.

MT Scenario

Meeting Targets – Scenario within Review’s Capacity Analysis which amends historical trends in order to meet Scotland’s waste reduction and recycling targets for 2025.

Residual waste

The material left that cannot be reused or recycled and thus must be disposed of safely.

RDF

Refuse derived fuel

SEPA

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

SESA

Scottish Environmental Services Association

SLCF

Scottish Landfill Communities Fund

SRF

Solid recovered fuel

The Ban

The ban on biodegradable municipal waste to landfill in Scotland, due to be implemented at the end of 2025.

The Call

The Call for Evidence for this Review.

The Extended Ban

The extension of the biodegradable municipal waste to landfill ban to include biodegradable non-municipal wastes, as per Scottish Government Commitment in updated Climate Change Plan.

The Review

Unless otherwise specified, the review of the role of incineration in the waste hierarchy in Scotland.

The Route Map

The planned route map to deliver Scotland’s resource and waste management targets

UKWIN

United Kingdom Without Incineration Network