For the fourth episode of the fifth series, the Burning Issue talks to Gavin Anderson, head of policy and stakeholder engagement at Veolia about the UK government’s plans to include energy-from-waste (EfW) plants under the scope of the emissions trading scheme

This episode discusses:

• Whether the expansion of the UK emissions trading scheme is the right solution for decarbonising the waste sector
• The advantages and disadvantages of the ETS for for EfW operators
• Possible alignment with the EU ETS
• Voluntary Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV)
• Impact of the ETS on local authorities

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For the third episode of the fifth series, the Burning Issue talks to Micheal Geary, commercial and business development director at Indaver Ireland and UK, about progress on the company's new Rivenhall Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) in Essex.

This episode discusses:

• How work is progressing on the Rivenhall plant
• Some of the challenges faced during the project and how they have been overcome
• Partnerships with other businesses including the use of electricity, heat and CO2 produced by the energy-from-waste to grow fresh produce adjacent to the site
• The long-term goals for Rivenhall in terms of contributing to the circular economy and decarbonisation

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For the second episode of the fifth series, the Burning Issue talks to Andy Bedford, low carbon development director at Encyclis, about the development of the UK's first full scale carbon capture facility for the energy-from-waste (EfW) sector.

This episode discusses:

• Andy's role in leading the Protos carbon capture project and the story behind the development
• The challenges faced and how they were overcome
• How carbon capture works alongside an EfW facility
• What does Protos mean for the potential future roll-out of carbon capture in the Encyclis fleet and the wider UK EfW sector
• Scepticism about achieving commercial-scale carbon capture deployment in the UK EfW sector

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