Consultation outcome

Non-hazardous and inert waste: appropriate measures for permitted facilities

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 14 September 2020
• Last updated: 1 August 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

We’ve published the guidance Non-hazardous and inert waste: appropriate measures for permitted facilities.

Feedback received

Non-hazardous and inert waste: appropriate measures for permitted facilities summary of consultation responses

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Detail of feedback received

We consulted with stakeholders to get their views on our appropriate measures technical guidance. Our aim was to help operators understand the appropriate measures relevant to regulated facilities permitted to treat or transfer (or both) non-hazardous and inert waste.

We had 61 responses to the consultation:

• 28 from site operators
• 8 from trade associations
• 10 from consultants
• 9 from local authorities
• 3 from other organisations and groups
• 2 were anonymous
• 1 from a member of the public

53 of the responses were from an organisation or group, whereas 8 responses were from individuals.

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Original consultation

Summary

The Environment Agency is consulting on new guidance about appropriate measures for permitted facilities that take non-hazardous and inert waste for treatment or transfer.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9am on 14 September 2020 to 5pm on 18 November 2020

Consultation description

The purpose of this consultation is to get stakeholder views on our proposed new guidance. The guidance sets out appropriate measures for permitted facilities that take non-hazardous and inert waste for treatment or transfer.

We will review the responses to the consultation and use them to revise the proposed guidance. We will publish the revised guidance on GOV.UK. We have published similar guidance for the healthcare waste sector, and will also be publishing guidance for other waste sectors, for example biowaste and hazardous chemicals.

We have produced this guidance to improve the design and operation of permitted facilities in the non-hazardous and inert waste sector. We want to make sure that standards are clear, consistent and enforceable.

The guidance will apply to existing and new facilities like:

• household waste recycling centres
• waste transfer stations
• materials recycling facilities
• sites producing soil and aggregates

Existing facilities will be given time to implement the new standards.

Unless specifically stated, the guidance will apply to all permitted waste management facilities in the sector, whether operating under an installation or waste operation permit.

Documents

Non hazardous and inert waste: appropriate measures for permitted facilities

PDF, 324 KB, 40 pages

Published 14 September 2020
Last updated 1 August 2022 + show all updates

1. 1 August 2022

   Updated the consultation outcome to link to the 'Non-hazardous and inert waste: appropriate measures for permitted facilities' guidance.

2. 16 March 2021

   We have published our consultation response.

3. 16 November 2020

   We have extended the closing date of this consultation until 18 November 2020.

4. 14 September 2020

   First published.