P Plastics Plastics are organic and can be made from natural products such as cellulose, coal and of course, crude oil. It is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials used across the world. With a broad range of properties including corrosion resistance, electrical resistance, low density and easy […]
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N Non-Hazardous Waste Scotland produces in the circa 12.5 million tonnes of controlled waste per annum some 95% of this or more than 11,800,000 tonnes is considered Non Hazardous. Construction and Demolition waste is the single largest contribution with the rest being generated from other industrial, and household sources. In line with Duty of Care
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M Materials Recovery Facility A Materials Recovery Facility, or an MRF as it is more commonly referred to, is a specialised facility in which household waste is collected and sorted or separated into different types. These may include: Plastic Glass Metal Textiles Paper This segregation process can be done with both manual and mechanical
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L Landfill Monitoring Disposing of waste to landfill has been the traditional means of disposal in the UK for many years. This method of disposal generates products from the decomposition process, Landfill Gas (mainly a mix of carbon dioxide and methane) and Leachate. Both of these products require to be managed in order to prevent odour, litter,
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Did you know SQA and WAMITAB offer a nationally recognised Frontline Environmental Services Level 2 Award? This award is suitable for people wishing to join the waste management industry, apprentices and people who already work in Frontline Environmental Services and would like to gain a formal qualification. If you are an employee or an employer and would like to find
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K Kerbside Collection Kerbside collection is a service provided usually by Local Authorities in which household waste is uplifted and taken for recycling, reuse or disposal. Kerbside waste collections are usually split into categories to encourage recycling and extract maximum value from the resources, for example you may have one bin for general waste, one
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We can all throw our money away buying unnecessary items; however, some people are quite literally throwing their money away. Albion Environmental staff who were conducting compositional waste analyses began to discover a number of coins within the residual waste stream and decided to start monitoring. Data was collected over the past year in various
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J – Journey (waste journey) Waste and recyclable materials are produced as a part of our daily life. These materials can be produced through manufacture/production of the things we consume and, by us as a result of our individual actions. Ensuring that the resulting materials are managed and tracked effectively is becoming ever more important as
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The Scottish Government have published a consultation for an Integrated Authorisation Framework which would replace the existing permitting regimes Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC), Waste, etc with one single authorisation. For full details and to respond to the consultations please visit https://consult.scotland.gov.uk/sepa/integrated-authorisation-framework/ Closing Date 12 April 2017
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I Incineration Incineration is the thermal treatment process in which waste is burned in order to recover energy. The process usually involves the combustion of unprepared Municipal Solid Waste. Incineration plant temperatures are typically in excess of 850 degrees Celsius, and require enough oxygen to sufficiently oxidise the waste. The main products of this process
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