The UK is not doing enough to turn waste biomass into fuel, says the Guardian.
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"Of an estimated 7.5m tonnes of domestic wood waste, much from construction and demolition, some 80% goes to landfill. Only some 4% becomes sustainable energy from biomass," adds White [chairman of Wood for Gold], who says the UK needs only about 2.7m tonnes a year of wood to meet the biomass 2020 target.
Key passage:
"Of an estimated 7.5m tonnes of domestic wood waste, much from construction and demolition, some 80% goes to landfill. Only some 4% becomes sustainable energy from biomass," adds White [chairman of Wood for Gold], who says the UK needs only about 2.7m tonnes a year of wood to meet the biomass 2020 target.