Factsheet: Waste Incineration Directive (Scotland)

Waste Incineration Directive (Scotland)

Key Information

Country/Region:

European Union›UNITED KINGDOM›SCOTLAND

Description:

Waste Incineration Directive (WID) The 'thermal treatment' which includes combustion, gasification and pyrolysis of solids or liquids that can be defined as waste ('which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard') is governed by the Waste Incineration Directive (WID). Guidance on the WID is available from Defra (Environmental Permitting Guidance The Directive on the Incineration of Waste).

Goal/Aim:

regulate incineration of waste

Type (and subtype) :

Sector/Topic targeted:

Status:

In force

Impact on regional bioeconomy objectives

Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:

Not Relevant

Building a strong research, development and innovation base:

Not Relevant

Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:

Not Relevant

Building competitive biobased industries:

Not Relevant

Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:

Not Relevant

Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:

Not Relevant

Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:

Not Relevant

Availability of financial resources:

Not Relevant

Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:

Not Relevant

Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:

Not Relevant

Contact References

Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):

Waste Incineration Directive (WID) (Scotland)

Links:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-permitting-guidance-the...

Responsible Authority:

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Department of Energy & Climate Change

Contact of Responsible Authority:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

Completed by:

Imperial College London

Completed on:

March, 2014

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Factsheet: Waste Incineration Directive (Scotland)

Waste Incineration Directive (Scotland)

Country/Region:

Type (and subtype) :

Sector/Topic targeted:

Status:

Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:

Building a strong research, development and innovation base:

Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:

Building competitive biobased industries:

Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:

Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:

Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:

Availability of financial resources:

Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:

Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:

Feedstock type targeted:

Product type targeted:

Value Chain: