Gate Fees report 2022-23

Comparing the costs of alternative waste treatment options

The most recent in our long running series of gate fees reports provides the latest costs for a range of waste and recycling treatments and also highlights recent trends and emerging themes for such contracts and services.

Key findings include:

• The upward trend in median Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) gate fees continues from previous surveys.
• The gate fees for the In-Vessel Composting (IVC), Energy from Waste (EfW), and Non-hazardous landfill treatment/disposal routes showed increases or limited changes from 2021/22 with IVC (mixed food & green waste) and landfill remaining stable, and EfW increasing.
• The median UK AD gate fee is significantly lower compared to 2021/22, Local Authorities identified a ‘change in value of energy generate’ as one of the key reasons for the change.
• The impact of inflation has been a key trend in the 2022/23 gate fees survey, with inflation being cited as ones the most common reason for changes in gate fees from 2021/22 for each of the treatment/disposal routes.

The report is particularly relevant to Local Authorities looking to better understand the current situation in the gate fees and plan for future services and contracts.