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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