SEPA have issued guidance on the Compliance assessment Scheme. What is the Compliance Assessment Scheme? The scheme is used to assess an operator’s level of compliance with their licence. Continuous assessment is used throughout a calendar year with the level of compliance being assessed after each inspection, data assessment or environmental event (such as an […]
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A film to help improve health and safety at composting sites has been released by waste management firm Viridor. Designed for people who work on either in-vessel or windrow composting facilities, the film provides essential information needed to comply with Health & Safety Executive guidelines and manage the risks of working with these processes.
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Early August 2011, The HSE opened its three month consultation on plans for cost of interventions to be recovered from businesses found to be in material breach of health and safety law. The consultation can be found here As supported by WAMITAB, we would strongly urge and encourage WISH member organisations to take time to
In the line at the store, the cashier told the older woman that she should bring her own grocery bag because plastic bags weren't good for the environment. The woman apologized to him and explained, "We didn't have the green thing back in my day." The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. The former
Waste management facility operators need to be aware of the approaching deadline for Continuing Competence under the CIWM/WAMITAB Operator Competence scheme for England and Wales. This scheme is one of the two routes approved by Defra through which operators can demonstrate their technical competence and it includes a requirement for individuals to keep their competence
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Albion Environmental Ltd is pleased to announce they recently conducted a Waste Analysis service for our three Local Authorities, North Ayrshire Council, East Ayrshire Council and South Ayrshire Council. The service can be provided for un-segregated waste, segregated waste and residual waste. Detailed Method Statement and Risk Assessments are discussed and agreed with the client.
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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
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Albion is delighted to finally receive the Pollution Prevention and Control permit for Billy Bowie Special Projects in vessel composting system. The installation will compost Catering waste and green wastes. These types of waste were prevented from going to landfill in 2006. The aim of the installation is to provide a route for treatment of
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Albion Environmental (and WAMITAB) were delighted to see entrepreneurship in the Waste sector, highlighted on the current series of The Apprentice (aired on BBC1 8th June). The Waste industry has suffered in the past as being perceived as a low level, low skilled working environment, however, the task shown in The Apprentice demonstrated the high
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Albion Environmental Ltd were recently granted planning application to existing waste recycling facility run by Osborne Skips in Dunoon. If you would like assistance for any planning/PPC issues, please call 01292 610428 or email info@albion-environmental.co.uk
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