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Developments in waste management

regulation and practice – Scotland

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Warren PercivalDirector

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What we will cover in this session

Waste information versus waste transfer notes

Electronic duty of care (edoc) programme

Professional collectors and transporters of waste

Scrap metal

Waste exemptions

SEPA sustainable reuse of greenfieldsoil in construction

Zero Waste Scotland

Landfill tax

Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)

Changes to ISO 14001

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Waste information versus waste transfer

notes (WTN)

From 6 April 2014, WTNs were renamed ‘waste information’ under the Waste

(England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

This was to accommodate the electronic duty of care (edoc) programme

edoc extends to Scotland and is approved by SEPA; however, no change was

made in the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) (Scotland)

Regulations 2014 to rename WTNs

The Scottish regulations allow the preparation of a written description that may

be electronic. However, Regulation 5 states:

“The transferor and the transferee must keep the written description and the

transfer note (or copies of them) for a period of two years from the date of transfer

of the waste.”

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Waste transfers

Must contain

A written description of the waste

The European Waste Catalogue

(EWC) code

The Standard Industry Classification

(SIC) code

A waste hierarchy declaration

The waste carrier’s name and

registration No.

The address of the receiving site

(i.e., landfill) and the environmental

permit or exemption number

Signatures of the site representative

and the carrier

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Electronic duty of care (edoc) programme

The electronic duty of care (edoc) programme

was launched January 2014 and provides

Online waste tracking to enable monitoring

of waste flows throughout the UK

A national, Internet-based store for waste

transfer note records

A system businesses can adopt in place of the

paper-based WTNs.

The edoc web portal simplifies the completion of a waste transfer records

and includes

Auto-populating fields, e.g., address and postcode

Restricting values for a field, e.g., selections from a dropdown list or a user-

configured subset of values

A keyword search, e.g., use-type matching options are displayed

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edoc – Summary of features

You can

Create a WTN that can be shared between parties

Review, edit, sign and store WTNs online

Receive automatic email notifications when there is an action for your attention

See a log of the actions performed, by whom and when

Create a season ticket with the option to include multiple waste types,

containers and collection frequencies

Receive email alerts if a season ticket is about to expire

Search and retrieve records quickly and easily

Create downloadable business reports on the waste transfers you have been

involved in

Use an optional tracking system to see the fate of the waste.

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Professional collectors and transporters of

waste

Certain businesses are required to register as professional collectors and

transporters of waste, as specified in the Waste Management Licensing

(Scotland) Regulations 2011.

These are operations that are not required to register under the Controlled Waste

(Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991.

The categories of organisation are

Charitable and voluntary organisations

Businesses that normally and regularly transport their own waste,

excluding construction and demolition waste

Carriers of animal by-products.

Carriers of mine and quarry wastes

Carriers of agricultural waste

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Scrap metal dealers

Similar proposals to those introduced in

England and Wales have been under

consultation in Scotland

Proposals to remove current exemptions

for business with a turnover greater than

£1 million

Document retention requirements for records

Compulsory requirement for CCTV proposed

Current requirement for metals to be retained

for 48 hours under consideration for removal

owing to site size, etc.

Ban on cash payments

Will be introduced in Scotland through the Air

Weapons and Licensing Bill, which is

currently at Stage 1 of its progression through

the Scottish Parliament

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Waste exemptions

Several different types of exemption

are available, depending on your

operation

Common exemptions for construction

include Paragraph 19: Waste for

construction and other relevant work:

Complex exemption and requires a

fee to be paid to SEPA

21 days notice is required before

work commences

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SEPA sustainable reuse of greenfield soil in

construction

Relates to the use of naturally occurring topsoil and

subsoil from greenfield sites

Soil may be used for engineering purposes, providing

there is a capping layer on a brownfield site, in sustainable

urban drainage systems and in the construction of roads

and road verges

Does not cover the reuse of

Peat

Contaminated soil

Secondary aggregate

Soil from land that is or was occupied by a permanent

structure and/or associated fixed infrastructure; soil from

land previously classed as industrial; soil for military use;

or general construction and demolition waste

Does not cover storage of soil at third-party sites awaiting use

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Zero Waste Scotland

Since 1 January 2014, businesses have had to present ‘dry

recyclables’ for separate collection

Dry recyclables includes

Metal

Plastic

Glass

Paper

Card

Food businesses that produced more than 50 kg of food waste per week

have had to present food waste for separate collection

From 1 January 2016, businesses producing more than 5kg food waste

per week must present it for separate collection

There will be a ban on food waste deposited in drains or sewers from 1 January 2016

There will be a ban on biodegradable waste going to landfill by 1 January 2021

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Landfill Tax

From 2015, the Scottish government

will be able to levy Landfill Tax directly:

As of the 1 April 2015, the standard

rate will be £82.60 per tonne

The lower rate, for materials listed in

the Scottish Landfill Tax (Qualifying

Material) Order 2014, will be £2.60

per tonne

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Using the SWMP Monitoring ToolWRITING A SWMP!INTRODCTION

Other key changes

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Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)

The ESOS regulations extend to all large enterprises:

those

Employing at least 250 persons or

Having an annual turnover in excess of €50 million and

an annual balance sheet in excess of €43 million.

Determine your total energy consumption over a consecutive 12-month period:

the reference period

This period must overlap with the qualification date (31/12/14); the end date for

reference period must be before the compliance date (05/12/15)

You must be certified to ISO 50001 for full operations or

Have an ‘approved assessor’ confirm 90% of your organisation’s total energy

consumption

The four-yearly compliance periods end on 5 December 2019, 2023, etc.

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Changes to ISO 14001

January 2015: Final draft international standard

May 2015: The revised ISO 14001 will be adopted and published, and the

transitional period for organisations with certifications will begin.

Key changes in the revised draft standard include

Understanding the organisation’s strategic context and engagement with

interested parties

Greater focus on environmental performance improvement across the value

chain

Evaluating organisational risks and opportunities in the context of external

environmental conditions, e.g., adapting to climate change and resource

availability

Strengthening requirements on the involvement of top management and the

integration of environmental management/sustainability into core business

processes and alignment with business strategies

Greater clarity on external communication, including emphasis on data quality

and assurance

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Q&A

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