Methane, fleet, and process emissions. All tracked.
Waste management companies have complex emission profiles: landfill methane, collection fleet fuel, MRF energy, and treatment process emissions.
1,000+
Licensed UK waste operators
CH₄
Methane = 80x CO₂ over 20 years
EA
Permit reporting + SECR
Regulations that apply
The challenge
What waste management are facing
Landfill methane is dominant and complex
Methane from landfill decomposition can be the single biggest emission source for waste companies. Calculating it requires site-specific modelling based on waste composition, age, and gas capture rates.
Collection fleet burns serious fuel
Hundreds of refuse collection vehicles, roll-on/roll-off trucks, and skip lorries across multiple depots. Fleet fuel is your biggest operational cost and your biggest controllable emission source.
Process emissions from treatment
Energy from Waste (EfW), anaerobic digestion, composting, and mechanical biological treatment all produce different types and quantities of emissions. Each needs different calculation methods.
Dual reporting obligations
Environment Agency permit reporting covers specific sites and pollutants. SECR covers your whole company. You're effectively reporting twice, to different standards, from overlapping data sets.
Methane is 80x more potent than CO₂ over 20 years. For waste companies, getting landfill gas measurement right isn't just compliance — it's the single biggest lever.
The solution
How Climatise helps
Landfill gas modelling
Estimate methane emissions from tonnage, waste composition, and gas capture data. Site-specific modelling that regulators accept.
See this feature →Fleet fuel tracking
Fuel card data from all vehicles and depots. Track by route, by service type, or by vehicle.
See this feature →Treatment process calculations
EfW, AD, composting, and MBT emissions calculated using Environment Agency-approved methodology.
Dual-purpose reporting
Generate both EA permit reports and SECR disclosures from one data set.
See this feature →Common questions
Waste Management carbon reporting FAQ
Climatise uses a first-order decay model based on the quantity and composition of waste in each landfill cell, the age of the waste, and the efficiency of your gas capture system. This is the approach the Environment Agency expects for permit reporting.
Biogenic CO₂ (from burning organic waste in Energy from Waste plants) is reported separately from fossil CO₂. Climatise handles this split based on your waste composition data, following DEFRA and EA guidance.
The data collected in Climatise overlaps significantly with EA permit requirements. The platform generates reports at the site level that align with permit conditions, though you may need to supplement with site-specific monitoring data.
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Platform
The full platform behind these numbers
Data Upload
Drag & drop your data. No templates, no formatting.
Calculations
Instant Scope 1, 2 & 3 with full audit trail.
Reporting
1-click compliant reports for SECR, CSRD, ISSB.
Reductions
Scenario modelling and target tracking.
Chat
Ask anything about your emissions data.
Suppliers
Automated questionnaires and Scope 3 data.