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JRC publishes final End of Waste report

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The European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) has now published its final Technical Report on end of waste criteria for biodegradable waste. The report will shortly be sent to DG Environment prior to the preparation of proposals for Commission regulations. It will then need to be approved by Member States…

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Tags: Defra, digestate, End of waste, European Commission, final report, JRC, PAS 110, Wrap

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Make your voice heard on PAS 110 by 17 January

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Operators and developers have until 17 January to submit comments to the BSI PAS 110 steering group on the revised draft of the standard. To download, review and comment on the draft, you need to go to http://drafts.bsigroup.com/Document/Manage/52256 to register (for new users) and log in. Comments…

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Tags: BSI, End of waste, Matt Hindle, PAS 110, Pasteurisation, PTEs, RBP, stability, Wrap

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Waste Prevention Programme for England launched

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Defra’s launch of their response to the consultation on the Waste Prevention Programme for England was launched this week. Food waste remains a major focus, although there are few new measures as the government commits to continuing to support voluntary agreements rather than bringing in new legislation:We are…

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Tags: consultations, Defra, Matt Hindle, Waste, Wrap

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PAS 110 consultation to be released this week

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The British Standards Institution is expected to release a draft of the new PAS 110 standard for public consultation this week. Along with the consultation will be a PDF document which provides information on the changes to requirements on PTEs, pasteurisation, physical contaminants and stability (Residual Biogas Potential). The Environment Agency…

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Tags: EA, Matt Hindle, PAS 110, Pasteurisation, RBP, Wrap

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Hospitality sector's £2.5bn food waste bill - can AD address this?

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The opportunities for the hospitality and food service sector to profit from AD have been highlighted in a WRAP report. Food waste costs the sector £2.5bn each year, and while cutting the proportion of food waste must be the first priority, the sector still generates 235,000 tonnes of unavoidable food waste…

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Tags: food waste, Hospitality, Jordan Marshall, landfill ban, separate food waste collections, source segregation, Wrap

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Training and Safety group to assess industry risks

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ADBA’s Training and Safety Working group meeting this week was kindly hosted at Bore Hill Digester by Malaby Biogas, and concluded with a tour of the plant from director Thomas Minter. The meeting started with an update on the policy context around health and safety incidents, permitting, best practice…

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Tags: BREF, health and safety, Matt Hindle, on-farm AD, training, working groups, Wrap

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WRAP to provide “much reduced funding” to AD market

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Defra has set out that the £10m cut to WRAP funding from 2015 will still allow the organisation to have a “continued and effective presence in the economy”, although heavier cuts than this would “threaten WRAP’s continuing existence”. Most notably for the anaerobic digestion sector, this funding settlement will meanmuch…

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Tags: AD loan fund, DC-Agri, Defra, Jordan Marshall, Wrap

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PAS 110 update

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Work to review the PAS 110 scheme is continuing, with the stability test remaining the major issue. Working with other steering group members, we have made progress with the Environment Agency now recognising the potential for the evidence for the RBP test to be reassessed. This is a significant step, which…

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Tags: End of waste, Matt Hindle, PAS 110, Wrap

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WRAP organics survey results promising

ADBA PRESS RELEASE Responding to the latest results of the organic recycling survey, published annually by WRAP in partnership with the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA), Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive, ADBA said: The survey shows encouraging growth in anaerobic digestion through 2012, and we thank WRAP for all the hard…

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Tags: ASORI, organics recycyling survey, Wrap

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WRAP publishes new estimates of waste in the food and drink supply chain

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WRAP published a report yesterday giving new figures and information on waste in the food and drink supply chain. A presentation including the key data can be found via the link above, and the report is available to download here. On food waste, the report draws the following conclusions:Grocery…

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Tags: data, Defra, food manufacture, food waste, manufacturing, Matt Hindle, retail, Waste, waste review, Wrap

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Government promises greater financial support for on-farm AD

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Good news for small scale on-farm AD could be in the offing following Defra’s response to the Ecosystem Markets Task Force report. The Task Force report, which was written by business and industry leaders, made a number of recommendations to support the growth of on-farm AD, including an assurance…

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Tags: AD loan fund, Defra, Ecosystem Markets Task Force report, Green investment Bank, Jordan Marshall, on-farm AD, source segregation, Wrap

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No change in AD gate fees: WRAP 2013 Gate Fees Report

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AD gate fees remained unchanged in the last year, according to WRAP’s 2013 Gate Fees Report. The report states that AD operators taking in food waste from local authorities currently receive a median gate fee of £41/tonne, unchanged from the figure cited in last year’s report. However, the range…

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Summary of new JRC End of Waste Draft

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The European Commission Joint Research Centre have published their long-awaited draft final report on end of waste criteria for biodegradable waste, and WRAP have now produced a summary of the key points. They are asking for technical and editorial comments by 23 September, and aiming to produce the final report later…

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Tags: Defra, digestate, EBA, EC, End of waste, JRC, Matt Hindle, Wrap

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PAS110 Stability Workshop Proposal: Comments Needed

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The process of revising PAS 110 continues, with the stability (Residual Biogas Potential) test remaining the major issue. The BSI steering group has decided that a workshop specifically on the RBP test is needed to move this forward. The proposal for this is that it will aim:“to reach consensus on…

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Tags: digestate, EA, End of waste, Matt Hindle, operators, PAS110, RBP, stability, Wrap

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WRAP publish report on digestate distribution models

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WRAP has published a report examining various digestate distribution models. Drawing on experience from other organic waste sectors, such as composting and biosolids, the report sets out a number of key lessons for the AD industry including: The storage, transport and land spreading costs associated with the recycling of whole…

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Tags: digestate, Wrap

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