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Waste

Private sector involvement in the waste industry is continually developing. The need to meet the EU requirements of the landfill directive and avoid landfill taxes is a key issue in the push for alternative methods of waste disposal and more private sector involvement in waste.

Whilst there is a large pipeline of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) waste projects, issues of new technology, planning, environment and funding often hamper projects. Although the UK has made great strides in involving the private sector, internationally little progress has been made.

Our service

We advise across the full range of issues that may arise in your waste project industry corporate, finance, construction, property, environment, planning, tax, competition and regulatory issues. We can provide the depth and breadth of support whatever the size of your project. We are particularly well paced to advise in waste PFI projects as well as construction and sub-constructing arrangements.

Our services include advising on:

  • Private Finance Initiative waste schemes
  • construction and operation contracts
  • project financing of waste schemes
  • waste sub-contracts
  • planning and environment
  • health and safety
  • property
  • regulation and competition
  • tax
Our experience

Our lawyers have a wide range of experience in the waste sector and includes:

  • Advising a client and drafting an EPC contract for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of an energy from waste plant in the UK in excess of £100m.
  • Advising 2K Manufacturing Ltd, one of the Guardian’s CleanTech 100 Companies in 2008, on a series A, Venture Capital funding agreement with Foresight Group to support a multi-site rollout of plastics recycling facilities.
  • Advising a Joint Venture in relation to the construction of £160 million 32 MW energy from waste plant at Colnbrook near Slough.
  • Advising a retailer on waste management and recycling issues, including packaging waste and WEEE regulations and reviewing their compliance systems.
  • Advising a German client on the environmental aspects of the purchase of two incinerators in the UK.
  • Advising Tower Hamlets Community Recycling Consortium Limited (THCRCL) on the outsourcing by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets of community-based waste recycling services for 69,000 high-rise dwellings.