Essex将废物送往能源厂,减少排放,从而及早结束垃圾填埋场使用。
Essex ends landfill use early by sending waste to energy plant, cutting emissions.
根据一项使用2023-2024年政府数据进行的新研究,Essex在联合王国的填埋率最高,其家庭废物中有48.28%(670 963吨)流入填埋场。
Essex has the highest landfill rate in the UK, with 48.28% of its household waste—670,963 tonnes—sent to landfills, according to a new study using 2023–2024 government data.
尽管在废物总生产中位居第四,但该州已经实现了提前五年结束填埋场使用的目标,从2025年开始,将Rivenhall废物厂的所有残余废物转至Indaver Energy。
Despite ranking fourth in total waste production, the county has met its goal to end landfill use five years early by redirecting all residual waste to the Indaver Energy from Waste plant in Rivenhall starting in 2025.
这一转变将产生电力并减少30%的温室气体排放。
This shift will generate electricity and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30%.
虽然大曼彻斯特产生的废物总量最多,但它只将一小部分废物送往填埋场,更多地依靠回收和焚烧。
While Greater Manchester produced the most waste overall, it sent only a small fraction to landfill, relying more on recycling and incineration.
专家们强调,燃烧可回收材料会增加排放和资源使用,并强调需要减少废物和改善回收利用。
Experts stress that burning recyclable materials increases emissions and resource use, highlighting the need for waste reduction and better recycling.