Archive for April, 2010

29th Apr 2010

WAMITAB update Albion’s Centre Approval

On Friday 23rd April, WAMITAB made an approval visit to Albion Environmental Ltd. This was a positive Centre Approval visit for Albion.  
 
This visit was more of a systems review to ensure that all the necessary documentation etc. was in place. The WAMITAB verifier was extremely impressed with the centre setup and the attention to detail with regards all their centre staff.  She added “In addition to this, all documentation relative to candidates is extremely structured and in place. 
 
They have a secure system for backing up information and data, both to an internal and external server system. Alisdair Meldrum has put in place some excellent procedures for capturing essential information about all A/IV staff.
 
Everything I asked to see was produced either in paper format or as data secured on the server/s they use. They are an extremely knowledgeable and confident working team. The staff CPD records and folders are very impressive indicating an extremely wide remit of appropriate qualifications held by A/IV and other staff. They have exemplars of best practice which support their Centre Approval process.”
 
For more information on what Albion can offer in terms of WAMITAB qualifications, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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29th Apr 2010

PAS 100 Accreditation for Billy Bowie

 
Albion Environmental Limited recently helped Billy Bowie Special Projects Ltd set up procedures in order to attain the PAS 100:2005 accreditation from the Association for Organics Recycling for their composting operation at their Moorfield Industrial Estate site in Kilmarnock. A quality management system was set up along with corresponding quality control documentation. These were reviewed with site staff and tool-box talks set up with key personnel to ensure all training points were covered. Guidance and ongoing system reviews are carried out on a regular basis.
 
Albion Environmental Ltd also submitted the PPC application on behalf of Billy Bowie for their Vertical Composting Units (VCU) Operations. The site recently became an Approved Animal By-Products Premises by the State Veterinary Service.

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27th Apr 2010

Operator Competence

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26th Apr 2010

Capital Funding to Increase the Quantity and Quality of non inert construction & Demolition waste arisings diverted from landfill in England

Albion are pleased to announce that a new programme has been designed to help support the Government’s target of halving waste to landfill by 2012 by providing capital support for investment in processing capacity to enable the construction industry to recycle their waste arisings rather than dispose of them to landfill. 

The aim of the programme is to stimulate investment in additional capacity to recycle construction, demolition and excavation waste from construction sites into re-useable materials for reprocessors.    Value for money will be assessed against a number of criteria including additional tonnage diverted from landfill but will also recognise that the recovery of aggregates from inert waste is now accepted practice in England, so special consideration will be given to projects which provide capacity for recovering non-inert materials such as paper, card and wood. 

For more information click here.  If you would like to know more about how Albion can help your business receive the Capital grant, please do not hesitate  to contact us

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24th Apr 2010

Annual Monitoring Reports

 
Albion Environmental Ltd has recently submitted several annual monitoring reports on behalf of Shanks Argyll and Bute, Straid Farms Ltd, Oran Recycling and GP Plantscape.
 
Waste Management Licence (WML) and Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Permits require the submission of an annual report detailing all monitoring and analysis data from site to SEPA every 12 months.
 
The report includes a site description, synopsis, summary, tables and graphs collated from all data available and an interpretation of the data as well as recommendations for future monitoring.

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23rd Apr 2010

Trigger Level Reviews

Trigger Level Reviews
Albion Environmental Ltd were requested by Shanks Argyll and Bute Ltd (Shanks) to review the groundwater trigger levels and develop control levels for their sites located at Lochgilphead; Lingerton Landfill Site and Dunoon; Dalinlongart Landfill Site. The trigger levels had been defined in the PPC Permits.
Albion  reviewed all available groundwater monitoring data at both sites for the period 2005 to 2009 in consultation with the SEPA technical guidance note ‘Hydrogeological Risk Assessment for Landfills and the Derivation of Control and Trigger Levels, Version 2.12 dated April 2005’.
Recommendations to raise trigger levels and establish control levels were made in the report as well as removing some monitoring points from the PPC Permit regime.
In addition to the groundwater review, Albion carried out a landfill gas trigger review on all groundwater boreholes. Again the reports made recommendations to raise some trigger levels above the levels defined in the PPC Permits of >1% methane, >1.5% carbon dioxide and <18% oxygen.

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23rd Apr 2010

SPRI Returns

Albion Environmental Ltd currently provides SPRI (Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory) reporting for their clients. This report has to be submitted every twelve months for SEPA regulated industrial sites.
 
The SPRI is a database of annual mass releases of specified pollutant to air, water and land. It also provides information on off-site transfers of waste from these sites. SPRI will provide emission values and waste transfers when they are over the reporting thresholds and indicate if a site releases a pollutant below the threshold.

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23rd Apr 2010

Working Plan Reviews

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19th Apr 2010

SEPA issues online maps to guide the way through Scotland’s waste landscape

Information on Scotland's waste infrastructure is now more accessible than ever thanks to new interactive online maps published (Tuesday 30 March) by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).
The maps, at both national and local authority level, show the location of existing waste management facilities in Scotland, and contain underlying information on the amount and type of waste handled at each facility.
Three maps have been prepared at national level to show the following licensed and permitted waste management facilities:
·         landfills;
·         energy from waste and other incinerators;
·         Pet cemeteries and pet crematoria. 

Individual maps have also been prepared showing all operational licensed and permitted waste management facilities within each local authority area.  A full list of the facility types shown on these maps are:

  • landfills;
  • energy from waste plant and other incinerators;
  • pet cemeteries/pet crematoria;
  • civic amenity sites (recycling centres);
  • metal recyclers (includes end of life vehicle and authorised treatment facilities);
  • transfer stations;
  • composting sites;
  • anaerobic digestion plant;
  • other treatment sites;
  • multiple activity sites (those operating more than one activity).
Campbell Gemmell, SEPA's Chief Executive, said: "These maps are important and useful on several levels. Not only will they allow SEPA to further streamline its planning advice but they will also provide a wealth of publicly available information on waste and recycling facilities. This will be a real asset for the other key players in Scotland's planning system, in national and local government, the development sector and local communities right across Scotland."
The new maps can be found here
 

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14th Apr 2010

Albion Environmental’s Alasdair Meldrum is proud to be supporting Macmillan Cancer Care

Albion Environmental’s Alasdair Meldrum is proud to be supporting Macmillan Cancer Care by taking part in a virtual descent of Mont Blanc on skis with his 2 children
 
The Challenge
To complete a virtual descent of Mont Blanc by Ski or Snowboard, at Glencoe Ski Centre www.glencoemountain.co.uk . We will be aiming to descend a staggering 4,810 metres to complete a descent of Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest mountain in a day. The event is on Sunday April 25th, so pleased keep the fingers crossed for some excellent weather.
The Team
Alasdair Meldrum and children Callum (10) and Alex (6)
The Target
 The target as a team is to do a total of two virtual descents, with Callum and Alex sharing a descent between them. Both Callum and Alex have only learned to ski this winter so this is a big challenge for them.
The Charity – Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan are a source of support, helping with all the things that people affected by cancer want and need. It's not only patients who live with cancer, so we also help carers, families & communities . Macmillan guide people through the system, supporting them every step of the way. They fund nurses, specialist care professionals and they build specialist care centres.  But Macmillan give so much more than medical help
To donate visit: www.justgiving.com/AlasdairMeldrum
The event is running on Sunday April 25th 2010.

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