Any new permits for installations and waste operations will have conditions that relate to the waste hierarchy.
Operators of existing sites will have the conditions added to their permits when they are next reviewed, as part of our periodic review process under regulation 34 of the Environmental Permitting Regulations.
Any new permits for installations and waste operations will have conditions that relate to hazardous waste mixing, where this is appropriate. The aim of this condition is to prohibit mixing of hazardous waste except in accordance with the permit condition and to ensure such activity is carried out in accordance with Best Available Technique (BAT). For further details see:
Operators of existing sites will have the conditions added to their permits when they are next reviewed, as part of our periodic review process under regulation 34 of the Environmental Permitting Regulations.
Yes. We have to consult and give three months' notice before we can make a change to standard rules waste permit conditions. The consultation on changes is likely to take place in September 2011 so that new standard waste permit conditions will be effective from April 2012.
Our permit template sets out the conditions that we will use for all bespoke permit applications. You will find the template under the heading 'What do bespoke permit conditions look like?' on our web page 'What happens when we receive your application for a permit?':
We also provide details on those conditions in our guidance ‘How to comply with your Environmental Permit’:
No. There will not be any additional charges for you to apply for or hold an environmental permit. Our charges are as set out in our Fees and Charges Scheme:
No. We will not send you a notice for the fees in this period. If you inadvertently make a payment then we will arrange to reimburse you after the regulations come into force. We will revoke any permits that are not needed and you will not need to surrender your permit.
Yes this is possible. For example, any plant incinerating additional wastes, such as veterinary waste that is not an animal by-product, will still require a permit from the Environment Agency as well as approval by Animal Health.
The incineration of dead pets (including pre-incineration storage) in crematoria with a capacity of less than 50kg per hour currently requires a permit from us. This activity, because it is approved by Animal Health under the Animal By-Products Regulations, will now fall out of scope of the Waste Framework Directive and will no longer require a permit from us. We will revoke any permits that are not needed and you will not need to surrender your permit either.
However, any plant incinerating additional wastes, such as veterinary waste, will still require a permit from the Environment Agency as well as approval by Animal Health.
You will need to keep your mobile plant permit which allows the treatment of waste. It is likely that your mobile plant permit for treating animal by-products will not be required and, if we have not already spoken to you, please contact us to discuss the implications.
