whitepapers and publications
25th September 2025
Strategic approaches to minimising emissions trading schemes costs for waste producers
With less than three years to go until energy-from-waste becomes part of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), a SUEZ recycling and recovery UK commissioned report authored by consultancy Ceres Waste, Renewables & Environment lays bare the potential impact on local authority waste management budgets, and outlines how existing, proven technologies and services can be used to best effect to mitigate cost increases.
Find out more and read the full report here: SUEZ commissioned report finds scope to mitigate potentially significant ETS costs - SUEZ in UK
March 2025
The systemic impact of ETS on the resources & waste sector
We announced the launch of a new report highlighting critical considerations for integrating the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) into the UK's Energy from Waste (EfW) sector.
The report, produced by Ceres Waste, Renewables and Environment in partnership with CIWM, calls on the UK ETS Authority to ensure that cost allocation fully reflects waste composition, emphasising that failure to do so will undermine carbon reduction incentives. It also highlights the potential for a £660 million annual increase in local authority costs.
The full report is available here: PowerPoint Presentation
