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Energy Recovery Facility

​Household and commercial rubbish that has not been separated for recycling is delivered to the Energy Recovery Facility at La Collette for processing. This forms part of the Island's solid waste strategy which delivers a partnership between local energy recovery and recycling.

The Energy Recovery Facility is for commercial customers only.

Jersey does not landfill any waste​. An exception is waste material from construction which is stored in specially built cells at La Collette. This includes the Islands Asbestos storage.​

Solid Waste Strategy

How the facility works

In basic terms, an Energy Recovery Facility burns rubbish and uses the heat from the fire to generate steam. This steam is then used to drive a turbine which generates electricity which is sold to the Jersey Electricity Company (JEC).

The process also produces an ash called Incinerator Bottom Ash. This is sent to the UK where it can be recycled into a building material. Watch the video below to find out more.

 

Monitoring the facility

The Planning and Environment Department granted a Waste Management Licence on 15 December 2010 to the plant operator, the Department for Infrastructure. This brings the operation of the facility under the regulatory control of the Waste Management (Jersey) Law 2005, for which the Planning and Environment Department is the regulator. The facility is constantly monitored to ensure it operates in accordance with the licence and EU air quality standards.

Waste Management Licence

2024 La Collette Energy Recovery Facility emissions


Hydrogen ChlorideSulphur DioxideNitrous OxideCarbon MonoxideParticulates Volatile Organic Compound
​​​​​Expressed as a percentage of​ the maximum 30 minute limit
January14.41%10.83%46.48%10.39%2.76%1.11%
February14.30%8.83%47.01%8.67%2.95%1.06%
March12.93%10.17%47.56%8.66%2.23%1.05%
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2023 La Collette Energy Recovery Facility emissions


Hydrogen Chloride
Sulpher Dioxide
Nitrous Oxide
Carbon Monoxide
​Particulates

Volatile Organic
Compound
​​Expressed as a percentage of the maximum 30 minute limit​
​January14.72%
11.50%
47.24%
10.33%
1.89%
​4.76%
​February
14.58%
11.04%
45.08%
8.92%
2.46%
​4.35%
​March13.87%
12.61%
46.86%
9.08%
2.04%
​5.06%
​April14.62%
12.16%
46.53%
8.57%
1.70%
​4.22%
​May15.16%
11.59%
46.09%
9.94%
1.71%
4.40%​
​June13.15%
12.19%
46.01%
8.67%
1.23%
​2.88%
​July
14.65%
8.47%
45.34%
8.65%
1.31%
​1.42%
​August 14.95%
7.55%
45.74%
8.05%
1.36%
​2.40%
​September 14.89%
10.24%
47.05%
8.98%
1.29%
​1.13%
​October 15.04%
11.03%
41.14%
7.34%
1.36%
​1.84%
​November 7.89%
19.84%
46.64%
10.17%
15.71%
​1.62%
​December
12.20%
13.62%
47.14%
9.81%
1.48%
​​1.28%

















2022 La Collette Energy Recovery Facility emissions



​Hydrogen Chloride
​Sulpher Dioxide
​Nitrous Oxide
​Carbon Monoxide
​Particulates
​Volatile Organic Compound
​Expressed as a percentage of the maximum 30 minute limit​
​January12.98%
​9.52%
40.94%
10.98%
0.03%
2.49%
​February 14.01%
12.86%
45.36%
10.81%
1.63%
2.79%
​March7.68%
10.41%
47.72%
9.96%
1.1%
5.12%
​April15.26%
10.55%
45.89%
8.71%
2.42%
3.25%
​May12.24%
16.07%
45.47%
7.73%
2.03%
5.13%
​June14.64%
11.88%
47.15%
9.06%
1.49%
3.81%
​July15.05%
9.51%
47.04%
9.21%
1.92%
4.35%
​August15.25%
9.39%
46.9%
9.07%
2.51%
5.11%
​September15.28%
10%
46.44%
9.61%
3.22%
5%
​October 15.13%
10.08%
46.38%
9.28%
3.42%
4.98%
​November 14.75%
14%
48.08%
12.52%
1.3%
4.3%
​December 14.58%
10.73%
46.86%
10.94%
1.7%
4.3%

2021 La Collette Energy Recovery Facility emissions


​Hydrogen Chloride
​Sulpher Dioxide
​Nitrous Oxide
​Carbon Monoxide
​Particulates
​Volatile Organic Compound
​Expressed as a percentage of the maximum 30 minute limit​
​January​13.89%​5.74%​45.60%​7.04%
​1.06%​6.03%
​February​14.87%​6.17%​44.62%​7.79%​1.06%​5.39%
​March​7.17%​6.49%​39.02%​4.92%​0.40%​4.92%
​April​14.43%​11.05%​41.18%​6.07%​1.05%​5.18%
​May​15.02%​9.80%​38.89%​5.43%​1.10%​4.22%
​June​7.54%​3.52%​20.37%​4.16%​0.65%​3.41%
​July​12.91%​7.07%​41.58%​5.88%​0.98%​3.13%
​August​14.05%​7.21%​39.96%​7.88%​1.04%​4.27%
​September​14.55%​9.60%​43.64%​7.93%​1.13%​5.72%
​October​14.60%​10.81%​44.11%​10.45%​1.08%​3.38%
​November​0.00%​0.00%​0.00%​0.00%​0.00%​0.00%
​December​12.76%​12.55%​45.24%​10.21%​0.39%​1.02%

2020 La Collette Energy Recovery Facility emissions

​Hydrogen Chloride

Sulphur Dioxide

​Nitrous Oxide​​Carbon Monoxide​Particulates​
​​Volatile Organic Compound
Expressed as a percentage of the maximum 30 minute limit ​
​January14.51%6.04%46.10%9.10%​1.35%​6.66%​
​February14.92%6.09%​44.84%6.20%1.59%6.79%
​March7.69%​3.64%47.31%​7.54%​0.37%​5.28%​
​April15.17%​6.99%​46.31%​5.90%​1.03%​5.52%​
​May15.20%​6.03%​45.01%​5.59%​0.97%​3.62%​
​June14.97%​5.64%​46.56%​6.69%​1.01%​2.59%​
​July15.01%​5.41%​45.21%​6.28%​0.96%​4.14%​
​August14.43%​8.20%​44.30%​6.91%​1.44%​1.38%​
​September14.85%​6.56%​39.26%​7.54%​1.80%​3.97%​
​October13.99%​6.37%​43.91%​9.68%​1.21%​3.30%​
​November14.94%​10.00%​41.57%​6.88%​1.23%​0.00%​
​December15.03%​6.70%​40.89%​6.82%​1.11%​5.14%​

2019 La Collette Energy Recovery Facility emissions

​Hydrogen Chloride

Sulphur Dioxide

​Nitrous Oxide​​Carbon Monoxide​Particulates​​​Volatile Organic Compound
​ ​​Expressed as a percentage of the maximum 30 minute limit ​
​January14.37%9.21%46.83%7.36%​1.88%​9.12%​
​February13.80%​8.95%​46.31%​6.65%​1.91%​0.03%​
​March14.70%5.27%​46.82%8.75%2.26%2.19%
​April14.20%​3.15%​46.70%​12.77%​0.84%​3.21%​
​May14.35%​5.06%​46.70%​9.14%​5.27%​7.35%​
​June15.18%​5.51%​46.54%​9.72%​5.90%​12.01%​
​July14.48%​6.26%​44.94%​6.31%​7.55%​13.58%​
August​14.80%​6.51%​45.46%​6.60%​2.14%​9.00%​
​September14.56%​6.25%​46.35%​7.93%​1.37%​6.88%​
​October14.19%​7.53%​46.74%​8.08%​0.98%​2.24%​
​November13.45%​6.40%​43.77%​10.45%​1.07%​1.70%​
​December13.77%​6.15%​45.51%​7.25%​1.04%​6.72%​

2018 La Collette Energy Recovery Facility emissions

​Hydrogen Chloride

Sulphur Dioxide

​Nitrous Oxide​​Carbon Monoxide​Particulates​​​Volatile Organic Compound
​Expressed as a percentage of the maximum 30 minute limit ​
​January13.36​%7.25%​46.13%​9.76%​1.35%​7.90%​
​February14.28%​7.82%​46.37%​9.12%​2.42%​5.79%​
​March14.33%​7.45%​46.48%​8.96%​2.84%​7.82%​
​April14.26%​7.93%46.90%​9.56%​2.17%​6.78%
​May13.90%​7.23%​46.02%​8.88%​2.21%​2.19%​
​June14.27​%5.15%​46.50%​9.17%​2.06%​4.68%​
​July13.72%6.18%46.88​%7.19​%1.65%​6.31%​
​August13.95%​6.57%​45.06%​7.17%​2.34%​6.50%​
​September14.07%​5.56%​46.52%​7.73%​2.38%​4.67%​
​October14.26%​8.06%​46.56%​8.82%​2.44%​2.20%​
​November13.58%​6.60%​45.09%​7.20%​2.33%​0.34%​
​December13.73%​8.72%​46.56%​7.75%​1.37%​2.71%​

Energy Recovery Facility emissions 2012 to 2017

Energy Recovery Facility emissions 2012

Energy Recovery Facility emissions 2013

Energy Recovery Facility emissions 2014

Energy Recovery Facility emissions 2015

Energy Recovery Facility emissions 2016

Energy Recovery Facility emissions 2017

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