water discharges

Water Discharges

Water discharges can be to a foul sewer or a surface or groundwater. The former is regulated by the local water company, the latter is regulated by the Environment Agency.

RPS 211 (Regulatory Position Statement)

RPS 211 (Regulatory Position Statement 211) for the excavation of utility waste. After April 2019 companies must assume the waste is hazardous and have an environmental permit to treat it or take it to a permitted site.

Waste Exemption

Registering a waste exemption with the Environment Agency is straight forward. The conditions on a waste exemption can be limiting, such as tonnages or waste types. You can therefore work permanently under the exemption if…

scrap yard licence

Scrap Yard Licence

A scrap yard licence is required if you wish to import (to your site) store and treat waste metals. The licence or environmental permit is issued by the Environment Agency. There are also strict conditions…

WAMITAB Certificate

WAMITAB (Waste Management Industry Training Advisory Board). This is the Certificate of Technical Competence (CoTC) qualification you will need therefore to operate a waste site. There are also differing levels of the qualification depending on…

Depollution Permit

Depollution Permit (ELV)

Depollution Permit For End Of Life Vehicles. This is also know by several other names such as. We have successfully applied for and therefore obtained many ELV waste permits from the Environment Agency. These permits…

FPP – Fire Prevention Plan

An FPP or Fire Prevention Plan is a pre-requisite document that must be approved by the Environment Agency. The FPP must accompany any  environmental permit application for a process that involves the storage of combustible waste….

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