Specific Site Information

This page provides a summary list of waste incinerators permitted under the Waste Incineration Directive in Scotland. Information on compliance is provided and will be updated annually. Municipal waste incinerators each have a dedicated page containing the PPC Permit and further information.

Any facility which has been scored ‘Poor’ or ‘Very Poor’ for the previous year includes a comment providing a brief explanation for the score. More information about the scoring system can be found in SEPA’s Compliance Scheme.

Site Name	Operator	Site Type	Permit Number	Compliance 2010
Lerwick Energy Recovery Plant	Shetland Council	Municipal Waste	PPC/A/1003141	Excellent
DERL	Dundee Energy Recycling Ltd	Municipal Waste	PPC/A/1003157	Good
Dargaval Energy from Waste Facility	Scotgen (Dumfries) Ltd	Municipal Waste	PPC/A/1022412	Very Poor
Dargaval Energy from Waste Facility	Update 30 March 2012: Scotgen’s Energy from Waste facility at Dargavel Stores, Dumfries is in the process of re-commissioning following a major refit of their boiler systems. The site began burning non-hazardous waste on 25 March 2012 and we are aware of two minor incidents which have occurred during the early stages of re-commissioning. These incidents are currently under investigation. The Installation was still commissioning throughout 2010 with new boilers and energy generating equipment still to be brought on-line. Following a shut down at the start of the year (related to boiler performance), operations recommenced in March 2010. A number of short duration exceedences of emission limit values and activations of the bypass stack system have ocurred. Several non-compliances with Environmental Management Conditions have also been evident. The Operator has made improvements to the plant, training and operating procedures throughout 2010 (further improvements are planned). A formal warning letter was issued to the Operator regarding record keeping and the storage of Hazardous Waste. See the latest site status report for further details (114 kb).
SITA – Binn Farm	SITA	Municipal Waste	PPC/A/1036399	Not operational
Dunbar EfW	Viridor	Municipal Waste	PPC/A/1032878	Not operational
WestfieldBiomass Plant	EPR Scotland Ltd	Biomass	PPC/A/1003170	Poor
WestfieldBiomass Plant	"Poor" categorisation is due to the failure of the licence holder to submit a number of reports within the specified timescales, as required by the permit.
Caledonian Paper Mill	UPM Kymmene (UK) Ltd	Biomass	PPC/A/0020002	Broadly Compliant
Steven’s Croft Power Station	EON (UK) Ltd	Biomass	PPC/A/1011415	Good
DunbarCement Kiln	Lafarge		PPC/E/0020020	Good
Borders general Hospital	Borders NHS Trust	Clinical	PPC/E/0020004	Broadly Compliant
Moredun Foundation	Moredun Foundation	Clinical (research facility)	PPC/A/1035203	Very Poor
Moredun Foundation	The site marginally failed the SEPA extractive monitoring limit for metals owing to problems with the abatement system that have since been resolved. Subsequent extractive monitoring has demonstrated a return to compliance. The site breached the VOC daily limit and has since made significant improvements to the secondary chamber and primary chamber temperature profiles as part of a SEPA agreed action plan. During the cold weather of December 2010 a frozen pressure monitoring line caused an uncontrolled activation of the emergency bypass leading to two gross breaches of the Carbon Monoxide limit. SEPA has assessed the EMC aspect of 2010 compliance as being low.
Charles RiverLaboratories	Charles River Laboratories	Clinical (research facility)	PPC/A/1001359	Good