§ Mr. Bill O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the difference is between the cost of(a) landfill and (b) incineration per tonne of waste; and what information she has collated on the costs in other European Union member states. [106455]
§ Mr. MeacherThe UK disposal cost per tonne of landfill will depend upon a range of location factors, the cost per tonne of incineration will depend upon the technology used and the capacity of the plant. The disposal cost per tonne in each case will fall within a range and it might generally be expected that gate fees at a disposal facility will be:
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- (a) Landfill (excluding landfill tax) = £13–£23 per tonne;
- (b) Energy from waste = £30–£55 per tonne.
Landfill costs per tonne in some other EU states according to the Strategy Unit report, "Waste not want not" (November 2002) are:
EU State 1 Landfill price—£ per tonne Austria 36–82 Belgium 43–51 Denmark 13–21 Germany 16–32 Greece 4–9 Netherlands 47 Portugal 4–9 Spain 9 1 Excluding landfill tax where applicable Note:
Figures are approximate due to rounding