Dr Becky Wheeler

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Changes to Regulations for Land Spreading of Biosolids

All biosolids and septic tank sludge to land will be regulated under the Environmental Permitting Regulations by 2021. The Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations, which has been in use since 1989, will no longer be needed. This comes from the…

Do you produce PAS100 quality compost?

Are you aware the Quality Protocol framework is currently under review by the Environment Agency? The compost QP is under the spotlight as part of the first wave of QP reviews. The EA may require the industry to make changes to the QP, or…

Calling all landspreading permit holders

Do you rely on deployments to apply your wastes to land? Is it getting harder to gain EA/NRW approval? Are you struggling with storage and getting to grips with all the rules? If the answer is YES to any of the above, then please get…

4R Expertise at the Energy & Rural Business Show

Dr Becky Wheeler, Director, Head of Consultancy will be joining a panel of experts at the Energy & Rural Business show early next month. Becky will be involved in the panel session on ‘AD & Biogas – Optimisation and…

Agricultural Recycling Manager Vacancy – East Midlands

Due to continuous growth and development, we are recruiting within the company and have a full-time, permanent Agricultural Recycling Manager position available in the East Midlands region. This excellent opportunity includes working with…

REA Organics 2020

We are pleased to be attending the REA Organics 2020 conference next month, ‘Lifting the lid on the future of organics recycling’. Dr Becky Wheeler, 4R Director & Head of Consultancy is joining the speaker line up to present on…

First Call for Evidence in Waste Quality Protocol Review

Back in August the Environment Agency (EA) announced the beginning of a full comprehensive review of the End of Waste Framework. You can read our summary of the review in our previous blog post. A Quick Recap The agency will spend the next…

Achilles UVDB B2 Verify Accreditation

4R Group are pleased to announce that we have once again achieved excellent scores on our fifth annual audit for Achilles UVDB B2 Verify Accreditation. This included assessment of both our management systems and on-site operational procedures…

*UPDATE* Environment Agency Announcement Leaves Waste Producers in Suspense

22nd August 2019 This month the Environment Agency (EA) has announced it will conduct a full comprehensive review of the End of Waste Framework. The agency will spend the next 12-18 months scrutinising the current Quality Protocols (of which…

Join 4R Group Leaders at RWM

The UK’s largest recycling and waste management exhibition is less than a week away and as always, we are excited to be attending. Our directors – Jon, Paul, Becky and Ian will be on hand to welcome you to our stand L7….