Waste Exemption Changes? You may remember our old post from 2023 when the Agency introduced us to the coming changes to the waste exemptions regime. The changes were drastic, including removal of the scrap metal T9 exemption and major changes to the S2 storage of waste exemption. Another big issue was the change that meant…
Changes to Standard Rules Permits introduced. The Environment Agency have introduced changes to a set of new Standard Rules permits to streamline and tighten up on Standard Rules permitting. The new Standard Rules permit for general waste treatment is SR2022 no4, SR2022 No 4: non-hazardous waste recycling with asbestos, hazardous batteries, cable and WEEE storage…
An interesting point this, and an all too common problem. We’ve had sites threatened with enforcement action from regulators that have been operating for decades, one even from 1940, but new housing leads to complaints and campaigns and costs for the operator. ESA says waste sites hit by nearby housebuilding | MRW
Waste Exemption Changes to Prevent Crime in Waste Sector Changes to the waste exemptions regime will protect legitimate waste industry companies. This light-touch style of regulation allows for the registration of some low-risk, small-scale waste activities. However, we know that some waste exemptions have been frequently used by unscrupulous operators. This is to conceal unlawful…
Defra plans to make digital waste tracking mandatory beginning in April 2025. They have stated that this would provide a full view of where waste generated in the UK ended up and would help more effective regulation. There would also be fewer possibilities for waste criminals since regulators would have access to information about…
A recent change to the continuing competence regime appears to have been made without any formal announcement. We first came across the change in an Environmental permit application to Natural Resources Wales when the clients Continuing Competence Certificate for Hazardous Waste Treatment was rejected for a non-hazardous treatment permit application. The officer referred to the…
Baled wastes that have been sitting festering in a building in Stoke on Trent for nearly 7 years are finally to be removed, at the Environment Agency’s expense. That’s good news, for the landowner and for neighbouring businesses, if not for the local rats. The question however which needs to be asked is, why did…
DEFRA have announced two new consultations on major changes to the waste carrier registration scheme and how waste is tracked. The proposals will result in waste carriers needing to apply for a permit rather than simply to register and will mean that waste carriers will need technically competent persons to manage their operations. The waste…
The Environment Agency has told its staff to “shut down” and ignore reports of low-impact pollution events because it does not have enough money to investigate them, according to a leaked internal report. Exceptions to the rule will be pollution incidents caused by a regulated site or a water company, says the briefing, although it…
“From mattresses to oily waste and syringes, mountains of illegal waste is piling up as the government stands by.” Filthy business: who will stop Britain’s illegal waste-dumping mafia? | George Monbiot | The Guardian