It is clear government policy that efficiently recovering energy from residual waste has a valuable role to play, both in diverting it from landfill and in energy generation to help keep the lights on for businesses and households across the UK. The word "efficiently" is one that everyone with an interest in waste management, and the new breed of energy from waste incinerator plants, is well aware of. Selling the energy produced by incineration to local authorities and other customers is a valuable source of power, but also income. So, obviously, operating as efficiently as possible helps generate more income for the operators as well as more energy for the end user. Of course, once commissioned, a plant is regularly monitored for compliance - and by its operators for efficiency - with permit conditions, including the monitoring of a range of emissions. Breaching any of these limits or permit conditions may result in action ranging from a warning for minor breaches if rapidly corrected, to the plant being shut for significant or persistent breaches.
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