As we reported in September, the Environment Agency (EA) temporarily suspended the Definition of Waste Panel, as they were unable to continue resourcing this service (which has been provided free of charge). The EA have now informed us that this…
As I wrote in a blog a few weeks ago, the Environment Agency (EA) will be publishing updated Standard Rules permits for digestate storage and landspreading in January. They have now confirmed that this will be on 6 January, and so…
Natural Resources Wales (NRW), the regulatory body responsible for the environmental permitting regime in Wales, is currently consulting on proposals to make changes to the Standard Rules permits relating to the storage and spreading of digestate. Click here to view the…
We have been informed that we should expect the updated Standard Rules permits for landspreading (SR2010 No4, No5 and No6) and storage (SR2010 No17) to be published on the Environment Agency's website at gov.uk in early January 2017.The Environment Agency will be…
We have now begun the process of reviewing the Practical Guide to AD and would like to express our thanks to those members who have volunteered to be involved; we have over 60 contributors so far which is excellent and…
There is still time to respond to an important survey being undertaken by a cross-industry group that focuses on digestate quality. The survey is aimed at operators of food waste AD plants and relates to the quality of feedstock received…
Last week we held a meeting of Training, Safety and Environment working group, which was kindly hosted by Amec Foster Wheeler at their office in Cheshire. The group includes a wide range of ADBA members (including operators, developers, and consultants)…
As I explained in my blog a couple of weeks ago, we are about to embark on a review of The Practical Guide to AD and we are looking for volunteers to help deliver this. We are very grateful to…
What is your experience of feedstock quality? A cross-industry working group, including ADBA, is seeking feedback from compost and digestate producers on the impact of feedstock quality. If you operate an AD plant, then we are keen to understand your…
On Wednesday I represented ADBA at Defra’s Biowaste Forum which is a meeting of trade bodies, regulators and Defra to discuss the performance of the biowaste sector. It is also an opportunity for us to highlight industry-led work on improving…