Our response to the consultation examining the interaction of EU and UK level policy on the environment and climate change largely welcomed the impact of EU-level policy, particularly with regard to waste policy. Benefits of EU-level responsibility We emphasised that…
Defra has published their annual Progress Report on the state of the AD industry, outlining the key developments of the past twelve months. The report also details where barriers still need to be tackled, and what actions government and industry…
WRAP has published a report examining various digestate distribution models. Drawing on experience from other organic waste sectors, such as composting and biosolids, the report sets out a number of key lessons for the AD industry including: The storage, transport…
Defra has published for consultation its Waste Prevention Programme for England. The document has already been criticised by a number of groups for not having a clear strategy demonstrating how government intends to reduce waste across a number of different…
Following a consultation, DECC has introduced a class exemption, including for those injecting biomethane into the gas grid, from the requirement to hold a gas transporter licence. This should come into effect from next Monday 12 August. This is something…
Those with an interest in biomethane injection and design of AD plants will be keen to closely analyse the two draft standards on biomethane injection and biogas pipelines that have been published for consultation by the Institution of Gas Engineers…
DECC have informed us that their response to the consultation on Renewables Obligation (RO) sustainability criteria is set to be published in the next month. This consultation, which closed in November 2012, proposed that plants over 1MW which treat non-waste…
Following our update that an amendment to the Energy Bill had been tabled in the Lords calling for government to move towards eliminating sending organic waste to landfill, we can now inform you that this amendment has disappointlingly been withdrawn…
An amendment to the Energy Bill has been tabled in the Lords, urging government to take steps towards banning sending organic waste to landfill in order to release the resource for renewable energy generation. We strongly support this amendment, as…
Government yesterday published a consultation on updated waste planning policy. The updated policy will replace Planning Policy Statement 10 (published July 2005), and will sit alongside the proposed new Waste Management Plan for England. On energy from waste, the updated…