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Food and drink manufacturing PPGs

The Environment Agency, Northern Ireland Environment Agency and SEPA have produced a range of Pollution Prevention Guidelines (PPGs). Each PPG is targeted at a particular type of business or activity and provides advice on statutory responsibilities and good environmental practice.

The PPGs listed below may be of interest to businesses carrying out food and drink processes.

PPG 1 General guide to the prevention of pollution (Adobe PDF – 95.8KB)

PPG 2 Above ground oil storage tanks (Adobe PDF – 273KB)

PPG 8 Safe storage and disposal of used oils (Adobe PDF – 76KB)

PPG 13 Vehicle washing and cleaning (Adobe PDF – 175KB)

PPG 17 Dairies and other milk handling operations (Adobe PDF – 126KB)

PPG 18 Managing fire water and major spillages (Adobe PDF – 131KB)

PPG 19 Garages and vehicle service centres (Adobe PDF – 95.3KB)

PPG 20 Dewatering underground ducts and chambers (Adobe PDF – 115KB)

PPG 21 Pollution incident response planning (Adobe PDF – 318KB)

PPG 22 Dealing with spillages on highways (Adobe PDF – 99.5KB)

PPG 26 Storage and handling of drums and intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) (Adobe PDF – 89.2KB)

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