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Developments in waste management

regulation and practice

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Warren PercivalDirector

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What we will cover in this session

Waste information versus waste

transfer notes

Lower-tier waste carriers

Electronic duty of care (edoc)

programme

Scrap metal

Waste exemptions – Environmental

Permitting Regulations 2010

CL:AIRE code of practice update

Site waste management

Landfill tax

Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme

(ESOS)

Changes to ISO 14001

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Waste information versus waste transfer

notes (WTNs)

From 6 April 2014, WTNs were

renamed ‘waste information’ under

the Waste (England and Wales)

(Amendment) Regulations 2014

Made to accommodate the electronic

duty of care (edoc) programme

Waste information is essentially any

document exchanged between the

holder of the waste and the carrier

as long as it contains all the

information previously required

on a WTN. Examples include

Receipts

Invoices

Tip tickets

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Waste transfers

As with WTNs, failure to include all the

information specified below on your waste

information is a breach of the legislation.

Your waste information 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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Lower-tier waste carriers

The type of businesses required to register as a

lower tier waste carrier was expanded by the

Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011.

A lower-tier waste carrier is now defined as

“someone who regularly transports waste

as part of their business”, for example:

Carpet fitters who take away offcuts

Electricians and plumbers who remove their

waste.

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Lower-tier waste carriers

Charities are no longer exempt from lower-tier waste carrier registration.

Lower-tier waste carriers register once; their registration does not expire.

Lower-tier waste carriers will not need to produce WTNs for transporting

their waste.

It is still possible for subcontractors to remove part-used materials from one

site for use on another job without a registration.

However

If, for example, the subcontractor also removes empty or part-used mastic tubes

or paint tins, for example, that is their waste, this requires them to be registered

as a lower-tier carrier.

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Scrap metal

The Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013

requires scrap metal dealers and

collectors to be licensed.

The licence is issued by the local

authority not the Environment Agency:

Registration is required with each

local authority a scrap metal dealer

collects in.

The licence must be in cab of the

vehicle and clearly visible.

Check that those collecting scrap metal

are registered as waste carriers and

with relevant local authority.

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Waste exemptions – Environmental

Permitting Regulations 2010

There are different types of exemption available, depending on your operation

Use (U)

Recovery (R)

Disposal (D)

Storage (S)

Treatment (T).

Common exemptions for construction include

U1: Use of waste in construction

U8: Use of waste for a specified purpose

T5: Screening and blending of waste

T7: Treatment of waste bricks, tiles and concrete by crushing, grinding or

reducing in size

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Waste exemptions

The waste exemption regime was revised

following the introduction of Environmental

Permitting Regulations in 2010.

Exemptions last for three years.

Registration is free in most cases.

You can only register one exemption of

that type per site in given time period.

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Waste exemptions

U1: Use of waste in construction

The use of waste in construction is limited by quantities:

1000 tonnes soil and stones or woodchips

5000 tonnes of aggregate

50,000 tonnes of road planings and road sub-base only (EWC 170302

bituminous mixtures other than those mentioned in 170301; and 170504 road-

sub base only). If you are constructing a road, this should be constructed to a

specific engineering standard and have a sealed surface in order to qualify for

the higher limit.

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CL:AIRE code of practice update

From 1 October 2014, the CL:AIRE code of

practice requires payment of a declaration fee.

This is payable on projects over 5000m3 and is

charged at £10 per 1000m3.

Project volumes will be rounded up to the

nearest 1000m3.

A project with 5010m3 will be rounded up to

6000m3 and a fee of £60 will be payable

There is no upper limit to the fees

chargeable.

If payment is not made within 28 days of the

date of invoice, CL:AIRE will not provide any

future declaration acknowledgements until the

money is received.

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Site waste management plans

Since 1 December 2013, the Site

Waste Management Plan Regulations

2008 have been revoked. There is no

requirement to continue to update

existing site waste management plans

under the provisions of the revocation.

In August 2014, the Welsh government

announced that site waste

management plans will be adopted in

Wales as a voluntary code of practice

only.

These measures will help to support

the Welsh government’s aim of

achieving 90% recycling of

construction and demolition waste by

the end of the financial year

2019/2020.

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Landfill tax

From 1 April 2015, the increase to both the lower and standard rates of landfill

tax in England and Wales will be calculated from the current rate of the

retail price index (RPI) rounded to the nearest five pence.

From 2015, the Scottish government will be able to levy landfill tax directly in

Scotland. As of 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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