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News
McLanahan hold successful
open day at SunEnviro
McLanahan Corporation recently held an Open
Day at SunEnviro in Thetford, Norfolk which
was attended by a large number of industry
figures who were treated to an exclusive tour of
the McLanahan Aggregate Processing
Operation to learn about how SunEnviro are
able to process C&D and Construction waste for
reuse while limiting waste sent to landfill. The
SunEnviro partnership with McClanahan
created a C&D Waste Processing System which
included an UltraSCRUB Modular Scrubbing
Plant, UltraSAND Plant, 10m EcoCycle High-
Rate Thickener and an Overhead Beam Filter
Press.
Key aspects of this proposed change will be the removal of
the Qualifying Fines Regime which starting in April 2027 will
mean the specific rules that allowed certain fines to qualify
for a lower tax rate will be removed. This will then be
transitioned to a single rate of landfill tax by 2030. This will
be achieved by annual increments until it reaches the
standard rate in 2030.
Changes to UK Landfill Tax:
The significance of this open event was to illustrate the wide
machine portfolio that McLanahan has to provide a
processing system that gives a maximum return on materials
whilst limiting waste to landfill. Trommel fines are at the top
of the agenda in this area.
The most significant upcoming "new" change to UK landfill
tax legislation for trommel fines is the removal of the
Qualifying Fines Regime from April 2027. This will mean that,
from that date, all fines disposed of to landfill will be subject
to the higher standard rate of landfill tax, unless the fines are
listed under the landfill tax (Qualifying Material) order 2011.
This is part of a broader government plan to transition to a
single rate of landfill tax by 2030, a process that will involve
an escalator on the lower rate to eventually meet the
standard rate.
The impact on businesses that produce or dispose of trommel
fines will face higher landfill costs from 2027, as all fines will
likely fall under the standard tax rate.
The existing LOI testing regime prior to 2027 means that the
requirement for loss on ignition (LOI) testing to qualify for the
lower rate will still apply. Loads of fines must have an LOI of
10% or less to be eligible for the lower rate under the current
rules.
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