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Landfill
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Landfill
A site where solid non-hazardous municipal waste is disposed


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Figures from CO2Sense Yorkshire said businesses across the district were on course to create more than 1m tonnes of waste this year - with the average cost of landfilling, landfill tax and collection reaching pounds 80 a tonne.
Our decision to invest in energy from waste was led by environmental considerations, as well as the financial uncertainties of relying on landfilling.
Recycling 100 tons of newspaper will save 192 metric ton equivalents of carbon dioxide compared to landfilling the same material (adjusted to give landfilling full credit for carbon sequestration.
 
 
 
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