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Fire Prevention Plans - EA survey

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We have been asked by the EA to circulate a link to a survey regarding their Fire Prevention Plan guidance which, as you may be aware, is currently being revised. The EA undertook a consultation on this in November 2015 and they are now compiling a summary report, which…

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Tags: EA, fire prevention plans, environmental permitting, Waste

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Tell us what you think about the Best Practice Scheme

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We have now created an event page for the Best Practice Scheme Stakeholder Meeting on 16 May. The meeting will be held in Bristol and will start at 15:45 (immediately after our Regulatory Forum event). It will be open to both ADBA members and non-members – spaces will be limited so…

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Tags: biogas, AD, best practice scheme, crop operators, food waste operators, regulatory forum, EA

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Best Practice Scheme: Stakeholder Meeting on 16 May

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We are pleased to confirm that we will be holding a stakeholder meeting for the Best Practice Scheme on 16 May immediately after our Regulatory Forum event. Both of these events are free to attend and are being hosted by Clarke Willmott at their offices in Bristol City Centre. Why you…

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Tags: best practice scheme, anaerobic digestion, biogas, regulatory forum

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Update from the Training, Safety and Environment Working Group

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The Training, Safety & Environment Working Group, chaired by Terry Brownhill, met last week to discuss relevant issues and ongoing work. The key points to share from this meeting are detailed below. Current work Training – the working group discussed the work being taken forward on improving training in the…

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Tags: Training and Safety, anaerobic digestion, biogas, EA, odour, secondary containment, training, safety and environment working group

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Best Practice Scheme for AD takes shape

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The ultimate aim for our Best Practice Scheme is to support the UK AD industry to become world-leading in environmental, safety and operational performance (see my previous blog here, which explains further). The scheme is now taking shape as we work with our members and other industry stakeholders to achieve…

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Tags: biogas, anaerobic digestion, best practice scheme, jess allan, food waste operators, crop operators, UK AD & Biogas

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European Commission confirms that UK can retain existing End of Waste provisions

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Last week the European Commission (EC) announced that Member States will be allowed to have ‘optional harmonisation’ with the revised EU Fertiliser Regulation. The news confirms that UK AD operators will be able to continue using existing national end-of-waste criteria (i.e. PAS110) when trading digestate within the…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, European Commission, food waste operators, digestate, PAS110

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Update on new Environment Agency guidance on bioaerosols

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This week I represented ADBA at a stakeholder meeting held by the Environment Agency (EA) on the new M9 technical guidance note for bioaerosol monitoring. The EA have become increasingly concerned about the potential impacts of bioaerosol emissions from biowaste treatment activities, such as AD and composting. Previously, any …

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, food waste operators, EA, bioaerosols, monitoring, emissions, environmental permitting, jess allan

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WRAP complete digestate research project

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On Tuesday I attended WRAP’s end of project seminar on their Digestate and Compost in Agriculture (DC-Agri) project. The project, which was a five-year research programme led by WRAP and undertaken in partnership with industry, has helped develop information and resources to support the digestate market. The findings…

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Tags: Wrap, digestate, crop operators, food waste operators, research, anaerobic digestion, biogas, research and innovation forum, r&i forum, r&d forum 2016

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Training, Safety and Environment Working Group - 23 March

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The Training, Safety and Environment Working Group, chaired by Terry Brownhill, will be meeting on Wednesday 23 March from 10:30-14:00. The group will discuss a range of current topics, including ADBA’s work on training, the Best Practice Scheme, and odour management (which will include input from the Environment Agency).…

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Tags: Training and Safety, Working Group, best practice scheme, EA, odour, secondary containment

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Key updates from Defra and the EA at Biowaste Regulatory Forum

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This week I represented ADBA at Defra’s Biowaste Regulatory Forum, which is a regular meeting between Defra, the EA and the trade bodies and professional bodies involved in the biowaste sector. The meeting included updates on a few key topics: Waste Treatment BREF – as detailed in my…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, Defra, EA, digestate, bioaerosols, BREF, landspreading, environmental permitting, jess allan, food waste operators, biogas, standard rules

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Responses urgently needed on revised Waste Treatment BREF

As explained in previous blogs, the revised Waste Treatment BREF has now been released for consultation. We met with the Environment Agency (EA) last week to discuss the consultation process (click here for more information), and they have now sent us their initial comments on the draft revised BREF…

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Tags: BREF, anaerobic digestion, jess allan, environmental permitting, food waste operators, EA, waste regulation

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Reminder: draft revised Waste Treatment BREF available for review

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The first draft of the revised Waste Treatment BREF was released for review at the end of last year, as I explained in my blog. To view the document, please click here. The relevant parts are Chapters 2, 4 and 6. This document will have EU-wide implications for AD plants and other waste…

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Tags: BREF, waste regulation, environmental permitting, EA, EU, anaerobic digestion, jess allan

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EA consults on financial impacts of proposed changes to landspreading and waste storage permits

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In early 2015, the Environment Agency (EA) undertook a consultation on proposed changes to several Standard Rules permits, including those that cover landspreading and digestate storage (SR2010 No 4, 5 and 6). In September, the EA published a summary of consultation responses, which you can view here. You can also read my blog which…

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Tags: landspreading, digestate, anaerobic digestion, Environment Agency, waste regulation, food waste operators, standard rules, jess allan

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Environment Agency publishes position statement on the regulation of trials

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The Environment Agency (EA) has published an updated Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) on the regulation of trial waste recovery activities. The position statement (RPS 182) can be accessed here. The RPS provides useful clarification of the EA’s approach to regulating trials and so is likely to be of interest…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, waste regulation, trials, innovation, EA

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Defra opens consultation on Cutting Red Tape Review

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Defra is currently inviting views on the costs and benefits arising from the reform of guidance provided by Defra and its agencies, which include the Environment Agency (EA) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).  The ‘reform’ being referred to here is the ‘Cutting Red…

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Tags: waste regulation, EA, apha, Defra, food waste operators, anaerobic digestion

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