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NNFCC News Review: Feedstock Issue 157, April 2025

Category: feedstocks
Published: 11/04/2025
Author: NNFCC
Each month we review the latest news and select key announcements and commentary from across the Feedstock and Biorefining sector.
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Foreword

Data published by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs on local authority waste management in England reveals a steady upward trend in ‘separately collected food waste’ between 2013 and 2023. Over the decade, the volume collected rose by 84%, increasing from just over a quarter of a million tonnes to approximately half a million. This growth followed a near-linear trajectory, with a strong correlation (R² = 0.955). In contrast, the volume of ‘other organics’—which includes wood for composting, mixed garden and food waste, green garden waste, and other compostable materials—showed no consistent pattern, fluctuating slightly year to year with no significant changes.

Alongside the updated data for 2023–24, DEFRA has released new guidance on Simpler Recycling for households in England. Set to take effect from 31 March 2026, the Simpler Recycling scheme mandates the collection of core recyclable waste streams from all households across the country. The guidance is intended to support waste collection authorities—and any waste collectors operating on their behalf—in meeting the requirements of the new system...

Other News this Month Includes:

Policy

  • An update on the Sustainable Farming Incentive
  • Simpler recycling: household recycling in England
  • More...

Markets

  • Transforming waste into resources: New processing plants open in Dagenham and Liverpool
  • Breckland Council's new business food waste collection service now live
  • CHINA DATA: 2024 UCO exports hit all-time high on demand from US, EU, Singapore

Research & Development

  • Enzyme discovered from Brazilian biodiversity can revolutionize bio-refineries
  • New sorghum variant outperforms soybeans in oil production
  • More...

Wood & Crop

  • Netherlands’ largest forest biomass plant cancelled, forest advocates elated
  • US wood pellet exports decline in February
  • More...

Biorefinery

  • Clarification: The Grandpuits conversion into a zero-crude platform continues and TotalEnergies will meet all its commitments
  • WasteFuel and ITC commence front-end engineering design on world-leading green methanol facility in Ankara, Türkiye
  • More...

Other Feedstocks

  • Council announces food waste trial for flats
  • Local authority collected waste management - annual results for 2023-24

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