30/06/10
The new environment secretary has underlined the government's determination to be the greenest ever. This includes a welcome commitment to anaerobic digestion which should include making the most of water industry experience and assets.
At the heart of the new government strategy is the reduction of recyclable and biodegradeable materials that now go to landfill. Anaerobic digestion (AD) is seen as a core green technology that should play a bigger part in this strategy.
The M&S commitment to landfill reduction, which has met some resistance on cost and application, serves to strengthen the case for developing expertise and active encouragement of other sources of renewable energy – especially those that offer good returns.
Water and sewerage companies have long experience of using AD to treat sewage and produce energy; and they operate related assets worth hundreds of millions of pounds in which they continue to invest.
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Contact: Water UK Communication
