You may be aware that the EA has announced that the Compost and Anaerobic Digestate Quality Protocols need to be revised to enable the EA to continue supporting them (i.e. for the end of waste positions to remain). We are…
Last week, ADBA responded to the recent BEIS consultation on Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGR). The consultation was a call for evidence relating to carbon capture and storage (CCS), policy mechanisms to address barriers and incentivise uptake, and wider monitoring and…
Last week ADBA attended the Environment Agency’s Biowaste Regulatory Forum. The forum covers all things biowaste and is attended by representatives from across the industry, including the EA, Defra, and other trade associations. During the meeting, the EA raised several…
The English Government has now released its latest Waste Management Plan. Reviewed every six years as required by the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011, the plan provides a summary of the amount of waste produced, and the policies in…
ADQP Review Workshop As ADBA reported back in December, the Environment Agency (EA) has completed its assessment of the Anaerobic Digestate Quality Protocol (ADQP) and has determined that the QP requires revision. On Wednesday, ADBA took part in a cross-industry workshop alongside CIWM, REA, and REAL where Richard Fairweather from the EA took…
UK ETS Scheme Update As final deals were made in the lead up to the end of the Brexit Transition Period deadline, the UK government has now set forth its plans for the UK’s Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS).…
ADBA held a digestate upgrading technologies workshop last week with the Agri-operators working group. With upcoming regulatory requirements such as the Clean Air Strategy requiring the covering of storage, and the discussions on ammonia emissions, ADBA wanted to understand the…
7 Years, 35 days, 17 hours… Thursday marked day four of the Sustainable Innovation Forum 2020, which saw a variety of sessions discussing the decarbonisation of the Heavy Industry sector. Kwasi Kwarteng, Minister of State at the Department for Business,…
ADBA has responded to the ongoing review of the Waste Management Plan highlighting a number of concerns. The review, undertaken every six years, takes a snapshot of the current state of waste management practices, capacity and sets a blueprint for…
As pressure mounts on the agriculture sector to reduce its environmental impact, farmers will be required to seek innovative ways to cut their GHG emissions. Digestate must play a vital role in achieving those environmental objectives as it replaces carbon-intensive…
