Feb 28
The Farming Rules for Water, underpinned by the Reduction and Prevention of Agricultural Diffuse Pollution Regulations (England) were originally published in April 2018. At the time, a review of these rules were promised after three years – and it’s happening now…
Feb 26
In December 2020, the EA published their initial report on the current Anaerobic Digestate and Compost Quality Protocols. They have concluded that both QP’s need revising in a number of key areas. The task now falls onto the industry to make changes, in order to maintain these End of Waste frameworks for these materials. Without a Quality Protocol (soon to be called Resource Frameworks), even PAS100 and PAS110 certified materials will be ‘wastes’…
Feb 25
All biosolids and septic tank sludge to land will be regulated under the Environmental Permitting Regulations by 2023. The Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations, which has been in use since 1989, will no longer be needed. This comes from the…
Feb 25
Our own Dr Becky Wheeler, Chair of the Organics Forum at the REA and Jenny Grant, Head of Organics and Natural Capital at the REA talk to Let’s Recycle about the challenges and opportunities for organics recycling.
Feb 24
Exciting news here at 4R! The Environment Agency have issued our bespoke permit for our new recycling facility in East Yorkshire. The Old Peat Works site will be dedicated for the storage and treatment of up to 100,000 tonnes a year of quality fertilisers and soil conditioners destined for land.
Feb 24
Well this was a bit of a surprise! Someone very kindly nominated us for the 15th British Renewable Energy Awards and we have been shortlisted for the Sustainability Award! Thank you!
Mar 23
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…
