Urban Mines develops sophisticated model to identify waste feedstock availability for new waste treatment plants
Based upon a mapped catchment area, related to road delivery drive times and other local transport infrastructure, waste feedstock arisings can be effectively modelled, with waste derived from commercial, industrial and/or municipal sources. This assessment is based upon arisings data gleaned from a variety of public domain sources including WasteDataFlow, various Environment Agency datasets, and C&I survey data, much derived from previous primary survey work.
The model also has the flexibility to model different scenarios. Individual competing plants can be excluded or included in the overall model based on the user’s requirements, as can particular waste sources or catchment scenarios
The model is designed to be used in the development of feasibility studies, supporting data for business planning and risk evaluation and for use by funders in due diligence.