On Friday 28th July, Defra published its policy paper The waste prevention programme for England: Maximising Resources, Minimising Waste. The Paper addresses Principle 2 of the 2018 Resources and Waste Strategy- “to prevent waste from occurring in the first place and…
Over the summer, the ADBA Food Waste working group has hosted seven site visits to AD plants for local authorities across England, attracting 71 representatives from 42 different local councils. In light of the anticipated announcement on separate food…
ADBA policy analyst, Jo Goad, is currently taking part in a series of workshops hosted by the Defra Tackling Pollution from Slurry and the Agricultural Air Quality team to co-design the future regulations for reducing ammonia emissions from the agricultural…
Circular Economy Bill (Scotland) Analysis On Wednesday the 14th of June, the Scottish Government published their plans for the Circular Economy Bill. The Bill will aim to emulate and improve upon Welsh success in recycling by setting recycling and statutory…
While funding applications for 2023's Farming Equipment and Technology Fund for productivity and slurry closed in April, it was today announced that with over 3,000 applications, the funding was extended from £17 million to £31 million to enable more awards…
Defra have issued a call for evidence on the near elimination of bio-waste to landfill from 2028 as well as the complete removal of biodegradable waste from the residual waste stream. You can read the full consultation document here. ADBA…
Defra have asked ADBA for feedback on their Waste Regulations 2011 in light of their legal obligation to hold a Post Implementation Review every five years. These are designed to look back at how well objectives of regulations have been met,…
On the 10th of May, ADBA submitted their response to the Scottish consultation on 'ending the sale of peat in Scotland'. You can read this response below:
The National Planning Framework 4 was formally adopted in February in Scotland, banning new sites and extensions of commercial peat extraction sites apart from in very limited circumstances. However, in 2021, Scotland still supplied 300,000 m3 of peat used in the…
Department for the Economy Strategy for a Circular Economy in Northern Ireland On the 20th of March 2023, ADBA submitted their response to the Department for the Economy’s consultation on the Circular Economy Strategy for Northern Ireland. The Strategy outlined…
