Climafuel is an alternative fuel which is made using household waste and can, therefore, substantially reduce what we send to landfill. It looks like shredded paper and consists of paper, cardboard, wood, carpet, textiles and plastics. The material has been subject to a rapid drying and composting process to remove biodegradable matter and produce a solid, clean and non-hazardous fuel. All recoverable materials are removed for recycling.

The fuel is manufactured to a tight specification by specialist was management companies. It can replace 30 per cent or more of the fossil fuels, such as coal or petcoke, currently used in cement kilns.

Climafuel is produced using new technologies, such as Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT). MBT is the umbrella term for processes that use mechanical and biological techniques to sort, separate and treat waste. The final product is a refuse-derived fuel or compostable material.

CEMEX is looking to apply to industry regulator, the Environment Agency, for permission to trial Climafuel in Rugby in October 2006. The company is also planning to start Climafuel trials in Barrington and South Ferriby in 2006.

In this section

• Plan to trial Climafuel at Rugby works
• The UK's waste problem
• Alternative fuels trial process
• About tyres
• About Secondary Liquid Fuel (SLF)
• Alternative fuels in Germany