enfinium’s West Yorkshire Energy Prevented over 2 million tn of Emissions Entering the Atmosphere

- enfinium’s Ferrybridge 1 facility has reached a milestone of diverting 6 million tonnes of unrecyclable waste from landfill since it began operations in 2015.
- Energy from waste facilities produce around half the emissions per tonne of waste compared to landfill.
- The site has prevented 2,250,000 tonnes of CO2e from entering the atmosphere, the equivalent of 7,258,064 airline passengers flying from London to New York.

enfinium, a leading UK energy from waste operator, confirms that its Ferrybridge 1 energy from waste facility has reached a milestone in diverting 6 million tonnes of unrecyclable waste from landfill. In doing so, Ferrybridge 1’s operations have prevented approximately 2,250,000 tonnes of CO2e from entering the atmosphere.

Ferrybridge 1, operational since 2015, is based in West Yorkshire. Ferrybridge 1 together with sister Ferrybridge 2 facility makes up the largest energy from waste facility in the UK. Ferrybridge 1 has played a significant role in managing the region’s unrecyclable waste, providing a more sustainable alternative to landfill, transforming waste into homegrown energy, and supporting the region’s decarbonisation goals.

Energy from waste facilities produce around half the emissions per tonne of waste compared to the emissions emitted per tonne of waste in landfill.1 The emissions avoided by Ferrybridge 1 since it began operations are the equivalent of 7,258,064 passengers flying from London to New York.

The energy from waste sector has delivered significant emissions savings as it increasingly displaces landfill from the UK’s waste system. Since 1990, the uptake of energy from waste has helped bring the emissions from the waste sector down by 74%.

Mike Maudsley, CEO of enfinium, said: “Preventing over 2 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions at our Ferrybridge 1 facility demonstrates the crucial role energy from waste continues to play in decarbonising the UK’s waste. By offering a more sustainable alternative to landfill for treating the nation’s unrecyclable waste, we are reducing emissions and playing our part in supporting a circular economy. I am immensely proud of Ferrybridge 1’s role in delivering decarbonisation powered by waste for the UK, and am grateful to all of the team at Ferrybridge whose hard work have helped us reach this milestone.”