Written question asked by Bill O'Brien (Labour) on Monday, 28 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 March 2005. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 March 2005 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether incineration by (a) asphalting companies, (b) cement manufacturers, (c) chemical firms, (d) merchant incinerators, (e) power generators and (f) steel industries will be subject to regulation under the Waste Incineration Directive.

Answer: Mr. Bill O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether incineration by (a) asphalting companies, (b) cement manufacturers, (c) chemical firms, (d) merchant incinerators, (e) power generators and (f) steel industries will be subject to regulation under the waste incineration directive. [219539] Mr. Morley: If these activities incorporate (i) plant dedicated to the thermal treatment of wastes, with or without recovery of the combustion heat generated, or (ii) plant which uses wastes as a regular or additional fuel or in which waste is thermally treated for the purpose of disposal, that plant will be subject to the requirements of the waste incineration directive unless any of the exclusions in Article 2(2) of that directive applies. The text of the directive is incorporated in draft Guidance on Directive 2000/76/EC on the Incineration of Waste prepared by my Department and the Welsh Assembly Government and available on the Defra website.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 431 c1818W;431 c1813-4W; 219539
Session: 2004-05
EC documents: Dir2000/76/EC
Subjects: Chemicals EU law Electricity generation Iron and steel Incinerators Power stations Regulation Waste disposal Waste Cement
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