Albion Environmental Ltd is pleased to have gained a change of interpretation from SEPA for their client Gray Composting Services Ltd. SEPA had initially refused to accept a Waste Management Licence application for an in vessel composting system even though it was processing less than 10 tonnes ABP waste per day. The original reason for refusal was that material which was being stored in the maturation building had to be included in this 10 tonne per day total. As this material was to held in the maturation building for 60 days this resulted in the site only being able to accept small quantities of waste per day.
Albion Environmental Ltd then submitted a PPC application on behalf of Gray Composting Services Ltd. A formal complaint was also lodged with SEPA as Albion Environmental Ltd was aware of a similar operation which had been licensed under a Waste Management Licence. Albion Environmental Ltd and Gray Composting Services Ltd are pleased that a sensible outcome has been achieved however they and their clients are disappointed that they had to waste time and money submitting a PPC application which was not needed.