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Compositional Waste Analysis to Assess Contamination of Recyclates

Albion Environmental is pleased to announce the completion of a Compositional Waste Analysis for a material reprocessing and recycling company. The analysis took place during 4 days in February 2014 and was conducted by Jonathan Love and his team. The client was concerned regarding the level of contamination with the recyclate and wished to have […]

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Repatriation of illegal waste begins in County Fermanagh

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and authorities in the Republic of Ireland are working on returning approximately 2,000 tonnes of waste from a site near to Killadeas in County Fermanagh to a fully authorised landfill site in the Republic of Ireland. This is the third site in Northern Ireland in the current financial year

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Updated Household Food and Drink Waste Estimates for Scotland

Based on new data, estimates of household food and drink waste in Scotland have been revised. Household food and drink waste arisings in Scotland in 2012 are estimated to be around 630,000 tonnes. Of this, 380,000 tonnes (60%) was avoidable – had purchases been planned, stored, or prepared differently, then this food and drink could

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Environmental Audit Committee – Plastic bags – England

A report by the Environmental Audit Committee has stated that England’s proposed bag levy should include biodegradable bags, or risk “damaging the UK plastics recycling industry” Over 8 billion plastic carrier bags are used each year in England, far more than necessary. According to the report, the Government should follow the approach of the 5p

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Compliance Classification Scheme (CCS). EA

In June last year the EA modified their CCS as it was being applied inconsistently to industry which was causing problems for operators. This note is just a reminder on how the scheme works and the importance this has in respect to your Operational performance Risk Appraisal (OPRA) scoring. The Compliance Classification Scheme (CCS) provides

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