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Using animal by-products at compost and biogas sites

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On 11th November 2020 the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs updated their guidance on ‘when you must meet EU standards’ in regards to animal-by products. The updated guidance states that you must operate to EU standards if it treats: category 3 ABPs that are not catering waste (in…

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Tags: regulation, animal by-products, Animal Health, sam hinton, Defra

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APHA fee update – new and revised fees for ABP sites

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The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have this week published information on new or revised fees that were introduced on 30th June 2018. The charges relevant to Animal By-products are available to view here. This was first consulted on a couple of years ago, and you can see all the…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, regulation, apha, animal by-products, food waste operators, agricultural operators, ABPR

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APHA confirms charges for inspections to be introduced

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In 2015, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) consulted on the introduction of fees for their services, including inspections required under the Animal By-Product Regulations (ABPR), which AD plants may be subject to if they handle and treat animal by-products. This is in a bid to achieve full cost recovery…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, animal by-products, apha, charges, ABPR

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MEMBER’S PRESS RELEASE: RUR3’s New Compliance Services

RUR3’s New Compliance Services RUR3 Environmental Ltd have been solely active in the AD industry for nearly 10 years now so we really do understand the requirements of this sector. For years we have been procuring food waste for operational AD plants throughout the UK and carrying out food…

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Tags: member's press release, rur3, anaerobic digestion, food waste, food waste operators, Environment Agency, auditing, animal by-products

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Grit Expectations: APHA seek information on grit disposal

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Grit removal is a fact of life for most food waste AD operators – either it is separated out before entering the digester or is removed periodically from the digestion tank itself. We have been approached by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) with a request for some further…

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Tags: apha, animal by-products, grit, anaerobic digestion, biogas

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Consultation on proposed new APHA fees

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The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have launched a consultation on the proposed introduction of new fees for statutory services they currently deliver across England, Scotland and Wales. The consultation is being led by the APHA but is undertaken in partnership with Defra, the Scottish Government and the Welsh…

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Tags: apha, animal by-products, food waste operators, digestate, Defra, jess allan

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