Albion Environmental Limited

Facebook Linkedin Phone-alt
Menu

Guidances

Is your construction business ready to meet SEPA’s new licensing requirements?

Leave a Comment / Albion Environmental News, Consultancy Services, Environmental Management Systems, Environmental Risk Assessment, Guidances, Regulations

SEPA’s new licensing requirements come into effect this weekend, Saturday 1st September, and they will affect all new large construction projects across Scotland.   What is Changing? The changes to the regulations have been introduced to reduce the potential risks of pollution to the water environment from construction sites. Discharges of surface water run-off from construction […]

Is your construction business ready to meet SEPA’s new licensing requirements? Read More »

Guidance on Fire Safety at Non Hazardous Waste Transfer Stations.

Leave a Comment / Guidances, Health and Safety

In recent years, some serious fires have taken place at waste transfer stations (WTS). Fires at WTS have the potential to be very serious events, posing risk to life and presenting hazards to the local community and the environment. They can also be very costly. The growing incidence of fires has prompted the development of

Guidance on Fire Safety at Non Hazardous Waste Transfer Stations. Read More »

Agri-renewables Strategy for Scotland – Scottish Government

Leave a Comment / Guidances

This is a sectoral Routemap which sits alongside the 2020 Routemap for Renewable Energy in Scotland. The Strategy shows how agri-renewables can contribute to the aim of building a cleaner, greener Scotland and where we see the future for agri-renewables. It demonstrates how the Scottish Government, working in collaboration with industry and other stakeholders, will

Agri-renewables Strategy for Scotland – Scottish Government Read More »

New CIWM guidance provides simple and clear advice on healthcare waste audits

Leave a Comment / Guidances, Health and Safety, Uncategorized

The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations require that all wastes generated at a property that undertakes healthcare practices must be subject to a pre-acceptance audit prior to collection via a contractor. Failing to comply can result in the contractor being unable to collect your wastes. Furthermore, undertaking the correct pre-acceptance audit procedure will enable

New CIWM guidance provides simple and clear advice on healthcare waste audits Read More »

Consignee returns: relaxation of reporting requirements for specified hazardous wastes (EA)

Leave a Comment / Guidances, Hazardous/Special Waste

When hazardous waste is collected from one place and delivered to another, a consignment note is used to track the movement. Each individual consignment note has an associated fee payable to the Environment Agency. A summary of the details in the consignment notes received must be reported quarterly to us by the site receiving the

Consignee returns: relaxation of reporting requirements for specified hazardous wastes (EA) Read More »

Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations: Site Report Guidance and Template for Applicants and Operators

Leave a Comment / Guidances

This document has been updated for the Industrial Emissions Directive – changes introduced by The Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (NI) 2013. A Site Report describes and records the condition of the land and groundwater at a site. It will enable baseline conditions of the land and groundwater to be established and subsequently

Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations: Site Report Guidance and Template for Applicants and Operators Read More »

Healthcare Waste Pre-Acceptance Waste Audits Guidance

Leave a Comment / Guidances

CIWM released on 17th of January its latest guidance document on Pre-Acceptance Waste Audits for large healthcare waste producers in England. Pre-acceptance waste audits are required to ensure that healthcare wastes are sent for the correct treatment and disposal, and robust auditing and reporting practices are essential to ensure compliance. Good auditing, however, also brings

Healthcare Waste Pre-Acceptance Waste Audits Guidance Read More »

The Revised Northern Ireland Waste Management Strategy entitled ‘Delivering Resource Efficiency’

Leave a Comment / Guidances

This strategy sets the policy framework for the management of waste in Northern Ireland and it builds on and retains the core principles of the 2006 Strategy. The new Strategy moves the emphasis of waste management in NI from resource management, with landfill diversion as the key driver, to resource efficiency, that is using resources

The Revised Northern Ireland Waste Management Strategy entitled ‘Delivering Resource Efficiency’ Read More »

Environment Agency Guidance on reducing fire risk at waste sites

Leave a Comment / Guidances

The Environment Agency have now developed a new Technical Guidance Note (TGN): Reducing Fire Risk at Sites Storing Combustible Materials. This supports their work to review operators\’ site accident plans and their officers will be using this when inspecting waste sites. This guidance applies to your site if it doesn\’t have: a relevant sector fire

Environment Agency Guidance on reducing fire risk at waste sites Read More »