The Environment Agency (EA) recently announced that they were making significant updates to Environmental Permitting regulations in England, effective from 18th December 2024, with the aim being to streamline permitting processes and align them with modern standards. As part of these changes, eight new Standard Rules permit sets have replaced the 28 original ones, impacting […]
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At Albion Environmental, we are committed to helping tackle the global plastic pollution crisis, and as part of this mission, we are following the latest developments surrounding the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations. Last week, world leaders gathered for the fifth round of talks in Busan, South Korea, and the outcome was a mix of challenges
In 2023, The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) undertook a review of the Pollution Prevention and Control Permit for waste facilities. This review was required following the publication on 10 December 2018 of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1147 establishing the Best Available Techniques (BAT) Conclusions (BATc) for Waste Treatment. Following the review of the provided
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Environmental Compliance Update: Monitoring Fugitive Emissions from Shredding Waste Upholstered Domestic Seating 🔍 Background: The Environment Agency has issued RPS 297, providing guidance for waste treatment sites handling shredded waste upholstered domestic seating (WUDS) containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Whilst this position statement only applies to England, if you are handling POPs/WUDS in Scotland
Scottish Government Updates Single Use Plastics ban now in force in Scotland! Officially in force from the 1st June 2022, Scotland has become the first part of the UK to implement the ban on problematic single-use plastics. Under this ban, it is now an offence for businesses in Scotland to manufacture or supply single use
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On Tuesday 27th April 2021, Albion Environmental and Davidson Chalmers Stewart hosted their joint webinar on \’Soils, Stones and C&D Fines\’. After more than a year of virtual events, we were delighted with the turnout and would like to say a huge thanks to those who attended and took the time to listen to our
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Are you a driver within the Waste Management sector? Drivers who work within the Waste Management sector should be aware of the requirements they must meet to ensure they are compliant with current waste legislation. All drivers within the Waste Management sector are required to complete a compulsory 35-hours of training over a 5-year period
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At Albion Environmental we aim to ensure that our clients are always kept up to date with any updates that could impact their continuing development. Which is why we want to make our clients aware of the recent update from JAUPT in relation to their Driver CPC Renewal. JAUPT advises that the EU commission have
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What are persistent organic pollutants (POP’s)? How do the recent changes to the hazardous waste regulations impact you? What are the implications of POP’s in waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)? What does this mean for the re-use and recycling industry? Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP’s) are potentially hazardous organic substances which can impact the environment
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Albion Environmental provide training and advice to ensure your business is compliant and reduce your waste disposal costs. Do you produce, manage or handle waste soils? Are you aware of your legal obligations? Find out more and sign up for one of our courses now. Scotland produces approximately 11.6 million tonnes of controlled waste per
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