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Environmental Permitting: the New UK Regulatory Time Saver and One Stop Shop for Environmental Regulation Starts
(23 May 2008) There is a new term for what used to be regulation under the Waste Management Licensing Regime AND the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations, and it is ‘Environmental Permitting’.
Defra and industry hope that this will simplify the environmental regulation process for regulated sites and facilities. Whether it will or not we will soon find out now, as the system officially came into use as of last month (April 2008).
Find out more about Environmental Permitting by continuing to the new “One Stop Shop” Environmental Permitting” Article.
A New Web Site section known as the Skip Hire Guide has been Added to the Landfill Site Web Site
A wide range of skip hire services from garage clear-outs to special waste disposal services a skip service is generally now available. See our Skip Hire Guide Section here.
Defra Report Published Gives State-of-Play on the Rate at which England is Succeeding in the Battle to Reduce Landfilled Waste
The House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts have released a report on DEFRA's progress in reducing the amount of biodegradable waste that goes to landfill and increasing the amount of recycled waste. The report identifies the progress and offers further recommendations. More here..
England & Wales Guide Published to Landfill Regulation Changes
(15 October 2007) From now (October), all waste will have to be pre-treated before it goes to landfill sites.
Guidance explaining how changes to the landfill regulations will affect producers and managers of contaminated soils has been released by the Environment Agency.
However, an Environment Agency factsheet put out this week is reminding businesses that from October 30 this year, all waste, including non-hazardous contaminated soils, must be pre- treated in some way.
Treatment can include separating and recycling one or more type of waste from the material including clean soil for reuse. It must be a physical, chemical or biological process which either reduces the waste's volume or hazardous nature, "facilitates" its handling or "enhances" its recovery.
Liz Parkes, head of waste at the Environment Agency, said: "For businesses who produce and manage contaminated soils this means you will have to review how you manage your waste. If your waste does go to landfill, check to see if it is already being treated. If it isn't you will need to treat it or ensure that your waste management company does this for you."
More here..
Overall London Landfill Tonnages Still Increasing Fast, Defra Confirms
(August 2007) Despite Corrected figures issued by Defra have confirmed that the amount of waste ((Municipal Solid Waste and Commercial Waste) sent to landfill from Greater London increased by 21% from 2003 to 2005.
While London's municipal waste going to landfill has been going down over the same period, the total when all waste is considered is still rising fast!.
The new figures show that London's overall landfill use went up from 3,054,660 to 3,713,821 tonnes from 2003 to 2005.
Just ahead of the Parliamentary recess this week, Defra minister Joan Ruddock corrected figures issued by her predecessor Ben Bradshaw on the amount of London's waste going to landfill. Mr Bradshaw had originally issued figures showing that landfills taking London's waste took in 6.2 million tonnes of waste in 2003 and 7.7 million tonnes in 2005. However, it transpired that this was not just London's waste included within the figures.
She explained of the need to correct the figures: "I have been advised that data for eight of the nine sites provided was incorrect and reflected the total amount of waste landfilled, rather than waste that came solely from Greater London."
Seven of the nine landfills taking in London's waste took more of the city's waste in 2005 compared to 2003, the exceptions being Stewartby landfill site in Bedfordshire and Brookhurstwood landfill in West Sussex.
Unless corrected, and if repeated elsewhere, this indicates big trouble for the UK in complying with the landfill directive, in which the EU nations have all undertaken to reduce the waste tonnages going to landfill.
Mass. Town OKs Amended Agreement for Casella Landfill
May 23 -- Casella Waste Systems Inc. has an agreement with the town of Southbridge, Mass., to convert construction and demolition debris capacity to municipal solid waste disposal at a local landfill, the company said.
The Southbridge town council has approved an amendment for the operation of the Barefoot Road landfill to reallocate tonnage from the landfill´s C&D debris processing facility to MSW and to increase total MSW annual tonnage to 405,000 tons, Casella said.
"We have worked closely with the town of Southbridge over the past three years, and I believe that we have an agreement that adds long-term value to the community and to our stakeholders," said John Casella, chairman and CEO. More here...
Northern Ireland Interim Guidance on Landfill Closure: Capping and Restoration Issued
The Environment and Heritage Service has released Interim Guidance on Landfill Closure: Capping and Restoration for EHS staff and operators.
The procedures may be applied to both existing and new landfill sites. The guidance document sets out a brief overview of the main aspects to be considered when establishing the capping standards at landfill sites. For more information see www.ehsni.gov.uk/interim_guidance_on_landfill_closure_capping_and_r.pdf
Amendments Now Implemented To The Regulatory Regime Governing Landfills In Northern Ireland
(2 May 2007) Amendments that have been made to Landfill Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 have now come into operation.
The Regulations re-enact, with amendments, the waste acceptance criteria to be met by granular waste and set new waste acceptance criteria for monolithic waste, both in respect of stable non reactive waste and non-hazardous waste deposited in the same cell and waste acceptable at landfills for hazardous waste.
More here...
UK Landfill tax to increase by £8 each year
(April 2007) Chancellor Gordon Brown has announced that landfill tax will rise by £8 each year until at least 2010-2011.
Among a raft of environmental measures, the Chancellor said he would increase landfill tax by this new rate from April 1 2008.
He said in the Budget: “To encourage recycling, I will increase landfill tax by £8 each year up to 2011 from next April.”
At present, landfill tax is set at £21 and will continue to rise by £3 to £24 from April 1 2007.
This means that by 2011, landfill tax could be £40 by 2009 and potentially over £50 after 2011.
In the full Budget report, the Chancellor also announced that the revenue from the extra landfill tax will be “recycled to business through the reductions in corporation tax also announced today” from 30p to 28p in the pound. This means that the Business Resource Efficiency and Waste (BREW) programme is unlikely to receive any further funding to that announced in the pre-Budget report although this will be confirmed as part of the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review that will be published later this year.
The Landfill Communities Fund, which was previously known as the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme, will get an extra £5 million for 2007-08. The Budget report stated: “The Government today announces that the value of the fund will be increased by £5 million to £65 million for 2007-08. It will also be amending the regulations in order to reduce the administrative burden on environmental bodies and simplify the operation of the fund. The Government will consider the case for further increases. More here...
More effort needed to 'reduce, reuse and recycle' says Environment Agency
The Environment Agency today (Thursday, 11 January 2007) called on the nation to reduce, reuse and recycle as much of our waste as possible.
The call comes as the Environment Agency publishes the latest figures on what happens to our waste in England and Wales.
Barbara Young, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, said: "The good news is we are recycling more and have sent nine per cent less waste to landfill in England and Wales since 2001. However, the report also highlights that we need to improve our reuse and recycling of waste and ideally, not produce it in the first place.
"Landfill should be the last resort for waste that we can’t recover or recycle, as it is not sustainable to keep sending it to landfill. The data give a clear indication of which regions have the greatest challenges. For example if we continue to landfill at current rates, existing landfill capacity in Wales, East Anglia and London could be full by the end of the decade. The space available to fill with waste has fallen by more than 30% in some areas since 1998/9
"These figures are projections and do not necessarily mean that we will physically run out of landfill space, because new sites may open. This report will be helpful to local authorities who are responsible for handling and managing municipal waste. More ...
Severn Trent announces details of Biffa demerger and return of value
Wednesday 13th September 2006
Severn Trent announced earlier this year that it intended to demerge its subsidiary, Biffa, the Waste Management (Landfill operator and refuse collection company) and to make a return of capital to Shareholders.
Severn Trent will shortly be posting a circular to its Shareholders giving details of the Demerger and return of value as well as certain other corporate arrangements relating to them, including a share consolidation. A prospectus prepared in connection with the admission of Biffa Ordinary Shares to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange is expected to be published today.
More at Biffa’s web site.
New Landfill Web Site article discusses the poor Waste Industry Safety Record and DSEAR (28 August 2006)
In 2004, the Bomel report quoted the incidence of serious injuries within the UK Waste Management Industry at five times the national average and a fatality rate ten times the national average. That was bad enough.
However, it got worse in February 2006 when a safety alert released by the HSE made it clear that there have been no less than nine work related deaths in the waste and recycling industries in a recent approximately 8 week time span. More here...
US Environmental Groups sue Louisiana state over landfill sites (11 August 2006)
Landfill Site rules relaxation awarded after the big storms last year, are causing another storm in the US.
Two environmental groups are suing the state, claiming regulators lack the authority to expand the type of wastes allowed to go into construction-and-demolition landfills.
The Sierra Club and the Louisiana Environmental Action Network filed a lawsuit Wednesday in federal court in New Orleans against state Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Mike McDaniel. The suit targets emergency orders McDaniel issued after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. More here ...
Tread Carefully! No More Landfilling Tyres (20 July 2006)
Landfill businesses are being reminded that used tyres can no longer be sent to landfills from 16 July 2006 when new regulations come into force across England and Wales. More...
UK Environmental Protection Spend by UK Industry tops £3 billion pounds (7 July 2006)
Defra has issued a report detailing environmental protection spending by UK industry. The report estimates 3.2 billion pounds spent on environmental protection representing 0.6 percent of the industries turnover. Spending on waste management accounted for nearly 30 percent of this. More ...
New Enviros web site explains ATEX & DSEAR requirements
(20 June 2006)
Enviros consultants have created a new web site to assist the waste management industry in coping with the necessary reviews and risk assessments necessary to comply with the ATEX Directive regulations which finally come into force at the end of this month.
Many in the waste industry think that ATEX & DSEAR (UK) compliance means little more than ensuring that a leachate pump is ATEX Certified, when the actual requirements are much broader. More...
SEPA Agricultural Waste Guidance Issued (1 June 2006)
SEPA has issued further guidance to farmers following changes to controls on agricultural wastes. A series of free events to explain the new requirements are also being held. See www.sepa.org.uk/publications/leaflets/agric/index.htm
Operational Waste Management Facilities Listed (1 June 2006)
Defra has released a report containing details of all operational waste management facilities in England and Wales. The term co-disposal is still referred to for landfill sites as the classification of sites prior to full implementation of the Landfill Directive is provided.
See www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/wip/data/pdf/waste-facilities.pdf
A similar list for licensed facilities in Northern Ireland is also available at www.ehsni.gov.uk/pubs/publications/WebsiteLicenceApr06.pdf
Severn Trent to split its waste and water operations (5 April 2006)
Severn Trent Water, Britain's second-largest listed water company, said yesterday that it plans to demerge its Biffa waste disposal business in the UK, which analysts say could be worth up to £1.5bn.
The company said there was little synergy between Biffa and its water and waste water business, and shareholders, customers and employees would benefit from dividing the two operations. More..
SITA UK invests £500,000 in North Tyneside Transfer Station
SITA UK is boosting its North East facilities by investing £500,000 in a new mechanical sorting unit and a major refurbishment programme at its North Tyneside Transfer Station.
The new mechanical sorting unit, based at SITA UK’s Wallsend Road Transfer Station will be able to handle up to 15,000 tonnes of recyclables every year.
The MRF unit will sort dry mixed recyclables like paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and aluminium and steel cans that are collected from households throughout Northumberland. Although separate wheelie bins are provided purely for recyclable materials of this type, around 15% of the materials put in them are not suitable for recycling, which means the material needs to be separated before it can be recycled. More...
Nine fatalities in eight weeks – HSE issues safety alert to Waste and Recycling industry (9 March 2006)
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety alert to the waste and recycling industry following nine reported fatalities in eight weeks. In seven instances, people were killed by being struck by a vehicle.
Commenting on the figures, Paul Harvey, Principal Inspector of HSE’s Waste and Recycling Section said: “The tragedy of these incidents must act as a stimulus for the industry to review its procedures, making sure that vehicle risks are properly controlled. Wherever possible pedestrians and vehicles should be segregated, paying special attention to transfer stations and sorting areas. Street collection activities need to address the risks to collection staff and other road and pavement users.” More ...
EU Introduces New Environmental Strategies (12 Jan 2006)
The EU has unveiled details of two new strategies designed to improve the way Europe exploits and recycles its waste.
The thematic strategy for the prevention and recycling of waste aims to turn the EU into a recycling society by improving how Europe manages its waste, while the thematic strategy for the sustainable use of natural resources aims to dramatically reduce the environmental impact of Europe’s steadily increasing consumption of natural resources.
Both were released on 21 December 2005, with EU environment commissioner Stavros Dimas explaining they were ‘both sides of the same coin’.
The waste strategy aims for EU nations to adopt a ‘life cycle’ approach that takes into account all stages of a product’s existence. The Commission proposes revisions to the Waste Framework Directive be made accordingly. More...
SEPA Issues Guide to Agricultural Waste Management (23 December 2005)
SEPA has issued guidance on agricultural waste detailing the controls that are to come into place to make agricultural waste a controlled waste due to the Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2005. This will see an end to practices such as open burning of wastes on farms and farm 'tips'. More...
First Waste Industry Code of Practice Published for implementation of the ATEX Directive (DSEAR) for landfill gas at landfills (December 2005)
The first Official ATEX HSE (UK) Industry Code of Practice (ICOP) has just been published for landfills. Now the rush must start for the Waste Management Industry to carry out the necessary Risk Assessments for every landfill.
All but the oldest landfills will still be capable of generating methane and most contain chambers associated with landfill gas and leachate, monitoring, and surface water drainage. This means that site owners must carry out various actions in order to comply with the new dangerous substances and explosive atmosphere regulations. The risk assessments must be in place and any safety work resulting, completed by the end of June next year (2006).
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Waste strategy will abandon recycling and promote incineration says EEB (25 October 2005)
The EEB, Europe's largest federation of environmental citizens' organisations, has raised concerns that the European Commission's Thematic Strategy for Waste Prevention and Recycling will abandon recycling and increase incineration.
The Commission launched an inter-Commission-service consultation last week ahead of finalising the strategy by the end of November.
However, the EEB has claimed that, as it stands, the Strategy would propose an approach that leads to clear deregulation and loss of environmental ambition for EU waste management, in particular the key objective of moving towards resource efficiency and a recycling society. More ..
Nature and Extent of Unauthorised Waste Activity in Ireland (11 October 2005)
The Republic of Ireland Environmental Protection Agency has issued a report on unauthorised waste activity. The dramatic increase in the price of landfill is thought to have contributed to unauthorised practices including fly-tipping, burning of waste, organised illegal dumping of waste and an increase in illegal movements of waste to Northern Ireland. The report also highlights how such problems are being tackled.
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UK Waste strategy in disarray says US expert (1 October 2005)
According to a News item in the New Civil Engineer (a weekly magazine circulated to all members of the Institution of Civil Engineers) privately financed disposal projects in Britain are hamstrung by local government's inconsistent approach, a senior United States consultant warned this week.
"If the nation is serious about changing the manner of solid waste disposal it needs to get a consistent approach," said Earth Tech president Alan Krusi. "The market is still sorting itself out. It is trying to encourage innovation through private operators but what works against it is fragmented local procurement on a plant by plant basis.
"Local authorities are grappling with the issue independently, each using a different approach to procurement and using different consultants.
The ICE said it had brought government and local authority private finance task force 4Ps together to develop guidance notes. Local authorities need the guidance because they lack the expertise to tackle large private finance deals alone, said ICE waste board vice chairman Nigel Mattravers.
"Most counties have got very small waste teams - six or seven people. These people are being asked to put together deals worth £700M (GBP) to £800M (GBP) over 20 years.
"That is hugely difficult for guys who are not much more than waste recycling officers who used to be binmen.
"It is all very fragmented with more than 120 authorities responsible for waste around the country, so it is very difficult for these small organisations to take on this brave new world," he said. (By Mark Hansford.)
Waste disposal for Katrina clean-up
(13 September 2005)
According to officials the Hurricane Katrina cleanup represents the biggest waste-disposal job in US history, dwarfing in volume the debris carted off after the World Trade Center's twin towers fell in 2001.
Engineers and environmental officials are scrambling to figure out where to put the debris. The largest dump site in southeastern Mississippi is already nearing capacity.
To handle the load, Mississippi will need dozens of new landfills and reduction sites amounting to hundreds of acres, said the state Department of Environmental Quality. Click here for the full story.
National Audit Office to investigate progress toward landfill targets (13 September 2005)
The National Audit Office this week announced that it is undertaking a study on England's ability to reach targets set by the European Union's Landfill Directive and it is looking to local authorities for help.
According to the NAO, the report will be split into two sub-sections that will investigate whether the current package of programmes will allow England to meet its targets and whether Defra and the Waste Resources Action Programme are taking adequate steps to encourage retailers and householders to play their part in minimising waste and recycling.
As part of the study the NAO will be using a number of different sources of evidence. As well as liaising with government and making use of existing data – the annual municipal waste management survey, the Wastedataflow database and data gathered by Defra's Waste Implementation Programme – the NAO will also be seeking stakeholder views.
Jeremy Gostick of the NAO said that the organisation would be seeking advice and information from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – as well as looking to other countries for examples of good practice.
Evidence collecting is in progress and the results will be discussed with Defra and WRAP. The NAO has said that it hopes to publish results in early 2006.
Our view is that progress is well behind what needs to be achieved and that the is increasing danger to clients that they will suffer dearly from the likely under capacity in the construction industry when this massive workload in facility design & construction, is put out to tender over a short period as we run up to the deadlines.
Enviros Voted Top Waste Management Consultant (2 September 2005)
The respondents to the 2005 Consultants’ Survey in Environment Business Magazine have placed Enviros Consulting in top slot for their ‘waste management’ expertise. The EDIE report states:
…..’as an aggregate of both customers and consultants, Enviros gets a far more consistent vote as top consultancy in this field.’
The 2005 www.edie.net and Environment Business Environmental Consultancy Survey was completed with responses from 1557 individuals, 1194 (77%) of whom are Edie users, and 954 (61%) are readers of Environment Business.
Unlike other surveys, this survey examines the views, opinions and expertise of both consultancy providers themselves and the end users of those consultancies. We feel that this adds value as it shows what customers think about the consultancy providers and the state of the market, rather than an "official" line from one side or the other. Read more at Consultancy Survey 2005: Who is top of the boffins?
Source: www.edie.net
New Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 now in-force (19 July 2005)
16th July 2005, New legislation on how we deal with hazardous waste came into force, and more is still to come. So it is now more important than ever that disposers know the facts and are prepared for how this may impact their organisations.
This all dates back to January 2002 when changes to the Hazardous Waste List were applied in the EU, this resulted in an additional 180 wastes being classified hazardous. Small businesses, in particular - even some larger ones will now find themselves dealing with hazardous waste for the first time.
Since last year (16th July 2004) the co-disposal of hazardous waste with non hazardous waste at the same landfill site has been banned.
Also, as of 16th July 2005 the Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) will come into force. Producers of hazardous waste will have to make sure that waste to landfill meets the WAC. It is therefore essential that businesses can describe exactly what their waste contains, this 'characterisation' will determine what can be done to minimise it, ease its recovery or ensure its safe disposal.
The Regulations and further information on hazardous waste can be found at www.hazardouswaste.org.uk .
Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) Confirmed (4 July 2005)
The UK EA has confirmed that the Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) for "monolithic waste" will come into force on 16 July 2005; a limit on the level of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in inert waste to be landfilled; the responsibilities of waste producers in characterising waste destined for landfill; amendment of the existing landfill regulations so that they no longer apply to disposal of non-hazardous wet dredgings in certain circumstances; plus whole and shredded tyres must not be landfilled as from July 16 2006; liquid waste can no longer be accepted at non-hazardous waste landfills from 30 October 2007; and all non-hazardous wastes will have to be pre-treated prior to landfill from 30 October 2007. A full summary of Defra's decisions following the consultation is available here. More from this site about WACs here.
Persistent Organic Pollutants Report
(24 June 2005)
The European Commission has produced a study to facilitate the implementation of certain waste related provisions of the Regulation on Persistent Organic Pollution (POP's). The 450 page report compiles data on the existence of POP's in different solid waste categories, sets concentration limits for 14 POP substances at which levels they should be destroyed or irreversibly transformed, and how to determine when it would be less environmentally friendly to do so. The report also gives methods to establish suitable measurement methods for determining the presence of POP substances. More...
Hazardous Waste Producer Registration Available Online (2 June 2005)
The Environment Agency (UK) is now able to take registration of hazardous waste producers through their website. Certain types of premises are exempt from the requirement to register, if less than 200kg of hazardous waste is produced at specified premises in any twelve month period; however, those producing greater than this will have to notify the Environment Agency that they are a hazardous waste producer.
Registration over the internet will be the cheapest option at 18 UK pounds.
Visit the EA’s web site for more...
Glasgow to Turn Landfill Site into Urban Forest (20 May 2005)
Glasgow City Council has approved plans to turn a controversial landfill site into Scotland's largest urban forest. It has been expected that cash for the £1.5m project at the Paterson's landfill site will come from a Landfill Tax scheme.
The forest will be the size of around 600 football pitches and is said to be backed strongly by residents many of whom have opposed the site for years.
it will take six years, although gases will need to be pumped away for the next 30 years, and will become the largest urban forest in the UK. More...
Large Potential for Renewable Energy Generation From Waste Revealed by Report (25 April 2005)
The Renewable Power Association and Institution of Civil Engineers have released a report quantifying the potential energy from residual waste in the UK.
The report suggests a theoretical maximum of 17% of total UK electricity needs in 2020 could be met through energy from waste.
This finding shows that the UK would be wise to consider incineration options very carefully before opting for alternative residual waste treatment methods, despite the unpopularity of incineration.
Not only does incineration help reduce carbon dioxide emissions by replacing non-renewable energy sources, but the power it produces is generated where there is most demand, in towns and cities, which holds the added bonus of reduced losses in the power distribution system as well. More...
New Landfill Regime Poorly Planned and 700,000 tonnes of Hazardous Waste is now unaccounted for (24 March 2005)
A House of Commons Committee has confirmed that when the new waste regulations were introduced last summer a lack of certainty surrounded the key areas of the legislative and regulatory framework, arising from delays in issuing guidance, ambiguity in the legislation and the terms of the associated guidance, and a lack of adequate consultation with those affected.
The Committee received evidence that nearly 700,000 tonnes of hazardous waste is unaccounted for following the ending of co-disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
It may be that waste disposers have been acting “quite innovatively” and have segregated truly hazardous waste to minimise the amount of hazardous waste consigned, and therefore reduce costs. However, the big drop in hazardous waste has led to the suspicion that the massive disposal price rise has led to illegal miss-description of substantial quantities of hazardous waste as non-hazardous.
This could have a number of serious outcomes, which need to be tackled in the short term through more effective enforcement of regulation.
Finally, the committee had another criticism of the government government, as follows:-
“The Government must in future avoid, wherever possible, agreeing to new European legislation without a full understanding of the details of how such agreements will be interpreted and implemented. The Government should also seek to learn lessons from other EU Member States on ways in which environmental directives can be implemented in a pragmatic manner, while ensuring that their requirements are met. In future, when new environmental proposals about waste emerge from the Commission, the Government must engage with practitioners at the earliest possible stage to ensure that such proposals are practicable, enforceable and capable of implementation.”
House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Waste policy and the Landfill Directive, Fourth Report of Session 2004–2005.
Hazardous Waste Regulations reported to be putting Welsh Contractors at a Disadvantage (12 February 2005)
Welsh hauliers are losing out on brownfield remediation haulage opportunities due to the lack of any of the landfills in Wales, which were previously operated as co-disposal sites, opening as new mono-disposal facilities, as required under the new EU based regulations. More..
UK Government Sets Final Limits on Waste to Landfill (4 February 2005)
For the first time ever local authorities across England have been set limits on the amount of biodegradable municipal waste they can dispose of in landfill sites in advance of the commencement of the LATS (Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme) on 1st April. More..
A list showing each waste disposal authority's allocation of landfill allowances is available on the Defra website here.
£65M Bill to Clean Up Farming Waste in Scotland Alone (16 January 2005)
UK proposals have been put forward for England and Wales, and will soon be published for Scotland, which are beginning to make it clear how the new farm waste regulations will be implemented. According to the Scotsman the cost will be £65 million in Scotland alone. The cost will be larger when applied throughout the UK, but the true extent of the cost will depend greatly on the detailed implementation of the regulations.
New controls on the management of farm waste are due to be brought in this year that will bring farming in line with the rest of industry.
While the beginning of the end of the era of the general farm dump may be on the horizon, what would the enthusiasts do without the farm machinery dump as a source of bygone equipment for restoration and showing.
Find out more.
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