Strategy & Legislation: Legislation Directives
UK Waste Oils Market 2001
The following report was commissioned in 2000 to help the Government formulate policy on waste oil in the UK. It is of interest to all those involved in the collection or disposal of waste oil.
Most waste oil is currently burnt as replacement fuel in the UK. However, the European Waste Oil Directive requires that member states give priority to the processing of waste oils by regeneration where technical, economic and organizational constraints so allow. Furthermore, the Waste Incineration Directive, which the Government plans to implement at the end of 2002, will curtail demand for the replacement fuel that the waste oil industry supplies.
In order to address these concerns, DETR commissioned Oakdene Hollins to investigate the economics of the waste oils market in the UK. The study, published in 2001, describes the commercial activities that transform crude oil into highly sophisticated lubricants, and the market for their post-use collection and disposal. It investigates the economic consequences that would follow changes to prices caused by a range of legislative and fiscal changes. It also reports on the market for re-refined base oils in the UK and the barriers to investment in new re-refining capacity.
A copy of the report is available as follows:
- UK Waste Oils Market 2001 (Adobe Acrobat format, 200kb)
Contacting Defra
If you want further information that is not covered by these pages, you can contact us by e-mail at: waste.policy@defra.gsi.gov.uk
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1 April 2005
Page published: 5 February 2003