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Waste Management

Scottish Resource Management Association – Working Seminar – Bookings

Venue: Norie Miller Studio, Perth Concert Hall, 185 High Street, Perth, PH1 5UW, United Kingdom Date and time: Tuesday, 13 December, 2011 – 10:00 – 13:30 This event will assess the need for a new representative body for the Resource Sector in Scotland the Scottish Resource Management Association (SRMA) to represent the interests of the

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Comment on Policy Statement – Zero Waste Regulations

Following extensive consultation, Scottish Government has set out a Policy Statement that will underpin the final form of the Zero Waste (Scotland) Regulations that will be laid before the Scottish Parliament.   We have provided our initial views on the main changes detailed in the document. Full document can be downloaded from http://www.scotland.gov.uk/360341 The main

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Compliance Assessment Scheme – 2010 assessments

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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Viridor – Composting Safety Film

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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BBC’s Apprentice highlights Apprenticeship Scheme

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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The Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011

The above regulations came into force on 27 March 2011.   The two links below will take you to the regulations and the section on NETREGS which relates.   http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/228/contents/made http://www.netregs.gov.uk/netregs/legislation/future/118469.aspx   Of key importance in this regulatory change is the removal of the need for a COTC to be held by the TCP. ‘The

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