Environment Report 2017
ENVIRONMENT REPORT 2017
Of the 170,000 tonnes of waste generated on the UKCS in 2016, 98 per cent was returned to the UK for treatment, with 2 per cent transferred to The Netherlands for processing.
As shown in Figure 21, almost 15,000 tonnes less were sent to landfill in 2016 than 2015. Disposal routes categorised as ‘other’ include treatment of aqueous wastes, composting and land spreading; these also saw a sharp decline. Almost 50,000 tonnes of total waste were reused or recycled.
Of the 7,289 tonnes of decommissioning waste generated in 2016, 91 per cent was either reused, recycled or used for power generation.
Figure 21: Total Waste Generated Offshore by Disposal Method
250,000
Landfill
Reuse and Recycle Other* Incineration Waste to Energy
200,000
150,000 )sennoT( etsaW
100,000
50,000
0
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
*Any other disposal route. This includes treatment of aqueous wastes, composting and land spreading
Source: EEMS July 2017
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