Albion Environmental Ltd currently provides SPRI (Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory) reporting for their clients. This report has to be submitted every twelve months for SEPA regulated industrial sites. The SPRI is a database of annual mass releases of specified pollutant to air, water and land. It also provides information on off-site transfers of waste […]
Information on Scotland's waste infrastructure is now more accessible than ever thanks to new interactive online maps published (Tuesday 30 March) by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). The maps, at both national and local authority level, show the location of existing waste management facilities in Scotland, and contain underlying information on the amount and
SEPA issues online maps to guide the way through Scotland\’s waste landscape Read More »
The Mining Waste Directive (MWD) brings in new requirements for waste management plans at mines and quarries. You may also have obligations under planning and health and safety legislation. In Northern Ireland and Scotland, the MWD came into force on 1 April 2010. In Scotland, the MWD has been brought into force through the planning
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DEFRA are pleased to report that the EP Regulations 2010 (SI No. 675) were made yesterday after they were approved by Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales. The Regulations are available from Defra http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/policy/permits/guidance.htm
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A campaign by the Environment Agency to tackle illegal scrap metal activity in the North West has led to over 20 prosecutions and 18 formal cautions in under two years. http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/116544.aspx
Tackling Environmental Crime At Root And Branch Read More »
The recent Scottish Government consultation paper issued 26th Feb. 2010 has proposed the following (click here) 9.1. It is currently a requirement of Regulation 4 and Schedule 1A of the WMLR that a Certificate of Technical Competence ( CoTC) is held, as one of the items to demonstrate that an applicant for a
The Scotland & Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER) has commissioned a Code of Practice on the use of sludge, composts, and other organic materials for restoration and land improvement. The consultation documents are attached to this message. From Monday 25 January, they will be posted on the SNIFFER website, http://www.sniffer.org.uk/ in the SNIFFER
Consultation starts: 18 January 2010 Consultation closes: 12 April 2010 http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/waste-definition/index.htm
Consultation On Draft Guidance On Legal Definition Of Waste And Its Application Read More »
Alasdair Meldrum is delighted to have been granted fellowship by CIWEM. CIWEM was one of the first professional organisation which Alasdair joined when he commenced his career and has been a member since August 1997. Since then Alasdair has become a member of: Chartered institute of Wastes Management (CIWM formerly IWM) since 10th April 1996
