Dust and smoke
Do not use bonfires to burn your waste. You could be committing an offence. Instead find ways to reuse or recover your wastes. If you must burn waste there are legal requirements that you must follow.
Keep equipment that reduces emissions such as filters and cyclones in good working order.
Make sure boilers, especially oil or solid fuel units, are operating efficiently and do not emit excessive smoke.
Planting
shrubs and
trees in belts around the edge of your premises will help screen out dust and smoke pollution.
Odour
When determining if an odour is a statutory nuisance an environmental health officer will assess:
- intensity
- character (odours that are easily recognised tend to be more annoying)
- time and duration of its release
- intensity of effect ie how annoying or intrusive it is
- whether the odour would be expected in that location.
Assess whether odours are likely to be emitted from your site and put appropriate controls in place.
Consider the impact of odours from your premises on the surrounding environment as part of your routine site inspections.
Control or stop the odour at its source. You should be able to demonstrate good operational practices and show that you have used the most effective means to prevent an odour nuisance.
Permits
If your business is regulated under the environmental permitting regime (England and Wales) or the pollution prevention and control (PPC) regime (Northern Ireland and Scotland), your permit will have conditions that control emissions that could be a nuisance, such as noise, dust or odour.
