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Andusia on Brexit and the RDF Market

With Brexit trade agreements still in negotiation, last week The House of Lords’ EU and Environment sub-committee chairman, Lord Teverson, wrote to the Defra Minister, Theresa Coffey, requesting clarity over the post-Brexit arrangements for waste and recycling.

The UK Government have published its plans for Brexit and have outlined its intention to transfer the current environmental EU regulations into UK law.  However, depending on the deal that is reached, Brexit has the potential to damage the RDF export market.

Teverson detailed the committee’s main concern that if it becomes more difficult, and therefore expensive, to export waste across Europe then this could result in more waste ending up in UK landfill, being illegally dumped or alternatively ending up in non-EU countries where the waste may not be used as efficiently.Read More »Andusia on Brexit and the RDF Market

UK Waste Capacity Gap

Andusia on the UK Capacity Gap and Infrastructure

This month, Mark Terrell, Andusia’s new General Manager presented at the recent RDF Conference in London. For those of you who were unable to attend the event, this is a summary of Mark’s presentation and the discussion around UK Capacity and Infrastructure in the RDF market.

Following recent reports in the trade press that the RDF exported tonnage figures seem to have plateaued, many UK exporters have responded with an opposite opinion. Andusia have announced a number of new contracts, have extended their team by 4 people and are as busy as ever. However, although less RDF may be being exported there is still a demand and expansion across the UK is required in order to meet this demand.

Figures show that landfill in the UK is beginning to decrease, and although we are building new plants in order to treat our own waste, there are still not enough, causing a capacity gap.

But why is there a capacity gap in the UK?Read More »Andusia on the UK Capacity Gap and Infrastructure

RDF Conference 2017

Another Successful Year at the RDF Conference

Once again, this year’s RDF Conference has proven to be a success.

The industry event is attended by a range of people from across the sector, all with a similar interest; RDF.

This year, Andusia’s new General Manager, Mark Terrell, presented at the Conference. Mark was discussing the UK Capacity and Infrastructure in relation to the RDF market, and specifically the major issues that many new UK based Energy from Waste plants are encountering and the reason there are so few new plants being built.Read More »Another Successful Year at the RDF Conference

New RDF Code of Practice Document Released

Following yesterday’s publication of The RDF Industry Group’s Code of Practice document, Andusia are pleased to confirm that they too are experiencing the same growth and strength as the rest of the industry.

The new Code of Practice shares best practice and recommendations of regulations and requirements across the whole RDF supply chain, aimed at avoiding risks such as waste contamination, illegal export and fires.

Since 2012, when Andusia became one of the first UK companies to export RDF across Europe, they have always endeavoured to conform with best practice and are pleased to see that steps are being taken to ensure all other industry members do too. Read More »New RDF Code of Practice Document Released