Archives

Tag: Environmental Permitting

Environment Agency questionnaire on biodiesel residues for AD

Locked!

*Members Only*

Aqua Enviro and Eunomia, on behalf of the Environment Agency, are undertaking a project examining the range of wastes produced during biodiesel manufacture, and their suitability for ‘bio-treatment’ (including anaerobic digestion, composting, aerobic digestion and MBT).  At present the only relevant waste listed in Standard Rules permits…

Posted in: News for Members, Policy updates

Tags: Aqua Enviro, Eunomia, Environment Agency, environmental permitting, biogas, anaerobic digestion, EA, biodiesel, glycerol, glycerine

Read more

Reminder: draft revised Waste Treatment BREF available for review

Locked!

*Members Only*

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…

Posted in: News for Members, Policy updates

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

Read more

Updated Standard Rules permits published today

Locked!

*Members Only*

The Environment Agency (EA) has today published a number of new and amended Standard Rules (SR) permits, including updated versions of the AD-related SR permits. Please note that it is our understanding that the changes made today are minor changes or are expected changes relating to the implementation of the…

Posted in: News for Members, Policy updates

Tags: environmental permitting, food waste operators, anaerobic digestion, on-farm AD, waste regulation, EA, standard rules, jess allan

Read more

Amended Standard Rules permits to be published on 1 December

Locked!

*Members Only*

The Environment Agency (EA) have informed us that they will be publishing a large number of amended Standard Rules permits on 1 December 2015, following the Environmental Permit Standard Rules consultations No.12 and No.14. The EA will be writing to all existing permit holders who will be affected by the changes over…

Posted in: News for Members, Policy updates

Tags: standard rules, EA, anaerobic digestion, food waste operators, on farm ad, environmental permitting, jess allan

Read more

EA permitting workshop on 27 Nov - still spaces!

Locked!

*Members Only*

As I explained in my blog at the end of October, the Environment Agency (EA) are offering a free pre-application workshop for new permit applicants for AD plants. The event will be held at the EA's office in Bristol on 27 November. A limited number of spaces remain available for…

Posted in: News for Members, Policy updates

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

Read more

One whey or another: How do you classify whey?

Locked!

*Members Only*

We are seeking evidence from our members who are aware of projects that involve the use of whey or whey permeate as a feedstock in AD. We are aware of an apparent conflict of opinion regarding the classification of these feedstocks as waste or non-waste. Whey is a by-product of…

Posted in: News for Members, Policy updates

Tags: whey permeate, anaerobic digestion, cheese, EA, food waste, regulation, environmental permitting, End of waste, jess allan, crop operators

Read more

EA decisions on changes to landspreading and digestate storage permits

Locked!

*Members Only*

You may remember that earlier in the year the Environment Agency (EA) undertook a consultation on proposed changes to several Standard Rules permits, including the permits for landspreading and digestate storage (SR2010 No 4, 5 and 6). Accordingly, we gathered our members’ views on the proposals and submitted a coordinated response (which…

Posted in: News for Members, Policy updates

Tags: anaerobic digestion, environmental permitting, landspreading, digestate, EA, jess allan, food waste operators

Read more

Latest news on waste exemptions review

Locked!

*Members Only*

Firstly, thank you to those members who responded to our request for views on the waste exemptions system. We used these views to compile an informal response to the Environment Agency’s review, which we submitted last Monday. The response emphasised the importance of exemptions to small-scale AD and…

Posted in: News for Members, Policy updates

Tags: EA, environmental permitting, exemptions, food waste operators, jess allan, waste regulation, on farm ad, Defra

Read more

Opportunity for free pre-application workshop with Environment Agency

Locked!

*Members Only*

As those of you who attended our Regulatory Forum earlier this month will know, the Environment Agency (EA) have decided to hold a free pre-application workshop for people or companies intending to apply for an Environmental Permit for a new AD plant. We have now received some further detail on…

Posted in: News for Members, Policy updates

Tags: EA, food waste, AD, food waste operators, waste regulation, environmental permitting, jess allan

Read more

Update on government proposals to tackle waste crime and poor performance

Locked!

*Members Only*

You may remember that earlier this year the government ran a consultation seeking views on proposals to help the regulators tackle waste crime and entrenched poor performance. The government have now published a document which summarises the responses received and the proposals that will be taken forward. The full document…

Posted in: News for Members, Policy updates

Tags: EA, anaerobic digestion, Defra, jess allan, NRW, waste regulation, environmental permitting, compliance, food waste operators, crop operators

Read more

Urgent: Tell government how much red tape costs your business

The government is in the process of putting together a report summarising the findings of the Cutting Red Tape review into the waste and recycling sector. This work could impact on the future development of waste regulation, including the environmental permitting regime.  They have sent us the following request: …

Posted in: News for Members, Policy updates

Tags: EA, Defra, BIS, red tape, Waste, waste regulation, environmental permitting, food waste operators, food waste, Matt Hindle, biogas, anaerobic digestion

Read more

Waste exemptions review – one week left to give your views

Locked!

*Members Only*

As I explained in a previous blog, the EA are currently reviewing the waste exemptions system. Ian Brindley, who is leading the review, provided an update on this at our Regulatory Forum last week. It is important that our members understand the potential implications of this review; this blog provides…

Posted in: News for Members, Policy updates

Tags: exemptions, EA, anaerobic digestion, food waste operators, on farm ad, regulation, environmental permitting, jess allan, Defra

Read more

Regulatory Forum: Commission suggests PAS110 can be retained in end of waste proposals

Locked!

*Members Only*

On Wednesday this week we held our Regulatory Forum, which provides members with an opportunity to hear updates from the key regulatory bodies on any developments in the regulation of the AD industry. Firstly, a big thank you to Walker Morris, who again hosted the event for us at their…

Posted in: News for Members, Policy updates

Tags: regulatory forum, Environment Agency, environmental permitting, BREF, exemptions, food waste operators, best practice, anaerobic digestion, digestate, environmental performance

Read more

Food waste meetings: regulation and environmental performance updates

Food waste policy and regulation was in focus this week. ADBA’s Food Waste Operators met in Birmingham on Wednesday, while Jess and I also represented members at DECC’s Biowaste Regulatory Forum (BRF). The BRF is a regular meeting between DECC, the EA and the waste trade…

Posted in: News for Members, Policy updates

Tags: food waste, biowaste, EA, permitting, best practice, Environment Agency, Defra, jess allan, Matt Hindle, food waste operators, environmental permitting, biogas, anaerobic digestion

Read more

AD on the verge of facilitating important wildlife conservation

Locked!

*Members Only*

A research project based in Lincolnshire has been looking into the feasibility of using roadside verge biomass in AD. This would provide ecological benefits as the verges would be better managed for high biodiversity.

Posted in: News for Members, R&D Updates

Tags: r&d dissemination, anaerobic digestion, EA, crop operators, regulation, environmental permitting, jess allan, conservation

Read more