waste regulations News
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Ostrava: EWA fermentor was put into operation
First commercially used device in Moravian Silesian Region was put into operation. Technological device of the company INGEA recycling will treating gastro waste by the regulation EU 1069/ 2009 ...
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Change in hazardous waste regulations will help small businesses
Site operators producing less than 500 kilograms of hazardous waste a year will no longer have to notify the Environment Agency that their site is producing hazardous waste, from April 6, because of an amendment to the 2005 Hazardous Waste Regulations. Under the current system, only site operators producing less than 200 kilograms of hazardous waste a year at a site are exempt from ...
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Better waste regulation action programme published
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has published its Better Waste Regulation Action Programme. The Programme follows the joint consultation paper, ‘Better Waste Regulation’, published in March 2007 with the Scottish Government. Responses to the Consultation resulted in strong collaboration between the Scottish Government, SEPA, and the business sector on specific actions to ...
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Defra reviews waste law
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs are currently reviewing a law which requires councils to provide waste disposal to institutions such as schools and hospitals free of charge which could potentially save local authorities substantial sums of money. A Defra spokeswoman said: “We are currently reviewing Schedule 2 of the Controlled Waste Regulations and we are commissioning a ...
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Main results of the Environmental Council (Provisional Version)
The Council held an exchange of views on the proposal for the amendment of the waste shipment regulation to give political guidance for further examination of the proposal in the Council preparatory bodies. The Council adopted conclusions on the preparations for the 19th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U Framework Convention on Climate Change, which will take place in Warsaw ...
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Waste regulation compliance good for the environment, says SEPA
Scottish organisations and individuals must comply with the environmental laws governing waste disposal. This was the message from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) after an individual operating in Milton of Campsie was fined a total of GBP 1750 for failing to comply with appropriate waste legislation. Mr Gerald Sweeney pled guilty to two waste charges at Glasgow Sheriff Court on ...
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SEPA cuts red tape in waste regulations
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has announced further steps to reduce bureaucracy, while still ensuring high levels of environmental protection. Changes have been put in place to how SEPA enforces three sets of regulations; the Producer Responsibility (Packaging Waste) Regulations, the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations (WEEE) and the Trans Frontier Shipment ...
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Farmers urged to make sure they comply with the latest waste regulations
Farmers and landowners across the region have until the end of September to ensure they are handling waste correctly and aren't breaking the latest agricultural waste rules. All businesses create wastes and farms are no exception. If not handled correctly or passed on without care, farm wastes can cause environmental harm and nuisance. All waste handling is now covered by the Environmental ...
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£30,000 fine for major shoe firm
A major footwear firm has been ordered to pay more than £30,000 in fines and costs at Coalville Magistrates’ Court after failing to comply with packaging regulations. Brantano UK is a shoe retailer that has 147 stores in the UK. The company is based at Interlink Business Park, Bardon, in Coalville. The firm pleaded guilty to 15 charges related to not registering with the Environment Agency and ...
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Waste regulations need more reviews by Government, say House of Lords
The House of Lords Merits Committee has criticised the Government, in a damning new report, for failing to examine whether each significant piece of secondary legislation, including waste legislation, is achieving its intended outcome. The Committee examines the merits of any statutory or other legislative instrument which is subject to parliamentary procedure. The new report is entitled What ...
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Are you Aware of Your Packaging Waste Responsibilities?
Are businesses aware that packaging producers must comply with the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997? Many businesses don’t realise that they qualify as a producer and could be exposing themselves to hefty penalties for non-compliance. Producers can be packaging manufacturers, importers of packaged goods or even sellers of packaged goods. If your ...
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End of waste regulations – the plastics perspective
Plastic is not currently covered by the end of waste regulations, which sets out when certain waste stops being classified as waste, and gains the status of a product or secondary raw material. However, technical documents have been submitted to the European Union*, and it is one of the sectors currently under consideration. On End of Waste criteria, there are two main issues currently pending ...
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Packaging non-compliance payments top £1m.
Figures published on March 31st indicate that a total of twenty businesses had not registered with a compliance scheme as required under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007. A record payment of £414,960 was made by organic baby food producer HiPP Uk Limited for failure to comply with the Producer Responsibility Obligations with the largest payment ...
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EA fines storage solution firm £25k
Storage solution firm Rapid Racking has received a £25,000 fine after failing to comply with the Producer Responsibility Obligations Regulations 2007. The Environment Agency took the Gloucestershire-based firm to court after it failed to meet its requirement to recover and recycle packaging waste between 2004 and 2006 and after failing to register with the EA. Rapid Racking specialises in the ...
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Paper end of waste proposals vetoed – what does this mean for industry?
Last Month (December 2013) MEPs vetoed proposals to change the point at which recovered paper is no longer classified as waste. The landmark decision followed months of lobbying from the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI), which feared that the movement could obstruct recycling rates rather than improve them. Had the Commission’s proposals been approved, paper would have ...
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EPA settles with century plating (OH)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has settled with Century Plating Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, for alleged violations of federal hazardous waste regulations. A $39,916 penalty has been set. The company, a large quantity generator of hazardous waste located at 18006 S. Waterloo Road, failed to have a storage permit, submit an annual report, make a waste determination, comply with its ...
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Tories plan move away from waste regulations
A Conservative Party Government will move away from seeing regulation as the principal option for dealing with waste and introduce a voluntary agreement among producers to cut back on waste called a ‘responsibility deal’, according to the party’s 2010 manifesto. The party’s proposal ties in with Shadow Environment Secretary Nick Herbert’s waste vision that he launched last year. He said that ...
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EPA requires Phoenix facility to safely handle hazardous waste
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently fined World Resources Company $39,900 for violations of hazardous waste laws. World Resources, located in Tolleson, Ariz. uses manufactured residues to produce metal concentrates and was fined $39,900 for violations of hazardous waste regulations. In this case, the violations stemmed from improper shipment of hazardous wastes. World Resources ...
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End of Waste Queensland
Queensland alters waste regulations to classify silage tyres as an end product. Queensland Silage Tyres - End of Waste Classification In late February 2021, Queensland Department of Environment and Science released the amended End of Waste Code for end-of-life tyres to include tyres used for silage storage, which deemed tyres as a resource instead of a waste product. Under the EOW code, the ...
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Call for local authorities to be able to charge Schedule 2 premises for the disposal of waste
Local authority bodies have called for councils to be able to charge for the disposal of waste amid the release of a position statement on the Schedule 2 Regulations published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and other Government departments affected by the legislation. Defra is currently reviewing the Schedule 2 of the Controlled Waste Regulations. Under the ...
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