Yesterday the EA published its new ‘Check if your material is waste’ and ‘Get an opinion from the definition of waste service’ guidance. The ‘Check out if your material is waste’ guidance, found here, sets out how producers can assess…
ADBA, CIWM, ESA and the REA recently submitted confirmation to the Environment Agency (EA) that industry will be supporting the revision of the Compost and Anaerobic Digestate Quality Protocols (QPs). The EA have confirmed that following industry commitment to provide…
Yesterday I joined a call hosted by the European Biogas Association (EBA) regarding the ongoing progress of the revision of the EC Fertiliser Regulations, which is part of the Circular Economy Package. You can see the slides here. The call…
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has recently published the findings of a research project investigating plastic in digestate derived from food waste. For context, SEPA is aligning the physical contaminant limits in its ‘end of waste position’ for digestate…
On Wednesday I represented ADBA at Defra’s Biowaste Forum which is a meeting of trade bodies, regulators and Defra to discuss the performance of the biowaste sector. It is also an opportunity for us to highlight industry-led work on improving…
The Environment Agency has announced that it has closed the Definition of Waste Panel to new submissions for a period of three months (beginning from 16th September). The panel provides formal decisions on whether wastes can be considered to have…
Defra has provided an update on progress towards developing the EU Fertiliser Regulations, which is available to download here. Negotiations are now on hold until after the summer break, with the next working group taking place on 20-21 September. Over…
Last week we submitted our response to the European Commission proposals for new Fertiliser Regulations, which will set end of waste criteria for digestates across the continent. While these criteria could theoretically replace PAS110, as we have previously reported the…
The EBA have circulated a draft of their response to proposed fertiliser regulations, which will set end of waste criteria for digestates as part of the European Commission’s Circular Economy Package. I summarised EBA’s views earlier this month here, and…
Last week I was in Brussels to represent ADBA members at an EBA (European Biogas Association) meeting on the European Circular Economy proposals. The meeting focussed on the Fertiliser Regulations, which include Europe-wide end of waste criteria. Proposals from the…
