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Three companies have pleaded guilty to charges relating to the illegal depositing of construction and demolition waste, for the purpose of building a haul road at Hurst Plantation near Doncaster.
At Doncaster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday the 7th of May, Wykeham Estates (Northern Ltd) were fined £3,000.00 and ordered to pay costs of £5,500.00; additionally the Judge gave them an order under Regulation 44 of the Environmental Permitting Regulations for Wykeham Estates to remove the waste to a lawful disposal facility within eight months.
Westmoreland Waste Recycling and Bolland Skip services Ltd also fined and ordered to pay £5,500.00 in costs. It was revealed that the Environment Agency started investigations at the Hurst Plantation site in May 2011, therefore when members from the Environment Agency’s Environmental Crime Team visited the site they discovered that approximately 1,350 tonnes of waste had been unlawfully disposed of.
It has been reported that the Environment Agency also found a dirt track which had been turned into a road laying three of four feet above ground level; it appeared to me made up of soil, plastic containers, tarmac and waste metal as well as house bricks, breeze blocks and general demolition waste which was later found to contain asbestos.
It was said that the illegal waste activities were on-going between July and November 2011, the court was informed after further visits and investigations relating to the site and it also showed the involvement of the three companies.
During sentencing, District Judge Bennett stated how Parliament has made the Environmental Permitting Regulations to protect the environment and that the £50,000 statutory maximum fine in the Magistrates’ Court demonstrates how seriously environmental crime is to be treated.
He added that this was a reckless breach of the law by Wykeham Estates with the potential to cause environmental harm and that as both Bolland and Westmoreland have been in the waste industry for a long time, they should have been aware of the legal requirements.
Following the case, an Environment Agency Officer in charge of the investigation, said:
“Illegal waste sites and in this case, where asbestos and other harmful contaminants were found in the waste, has the potential to cause serious pollution incidents or harm human health.
“This prosecution demonstrates that we take waste crime very seriously and will not hesitate to prosecute if necessary, to protect the environment and local communities.”
Sources:
Work Place LawEnvironment Agency
Solutions for Construction Waste Management in the UK:
GPT Waste are market leaders in waste management and have a customised solution for the construction sector.
Whether you’re involved in constructing commercial buildings, leisure and retail premises, roads or construction in the public sector, GPT Waste have the waste solution for you.
Our fully managed solution for the construction sector brings together all aspects of waste management – from creation and ongoing development of Site Waste Management Plans (SWMP) through to land remediation, site segregation, skip hire and the safe disposal of hazardous waste.
Whether that’s a single construction site or multiple sites nationwide, GPT Waste provides accurate reporting data on waste and recycling when you need it.
Our services for the Construction sector include:
- Plasterboard recycling
- On site segregation
- Skip & container hire
- Land remediation
- Aggregates
- Plant, accommodation & tool hire
- Technical services
- SWMP – help & advice
To speak to someone about your waste management requirements, call 0844 854 5000 or email info@gptwaste.com
Here at GPT Waste February month has come and gone quickly, however, there are plenty of things to look forward to in March but, before we do here is a quick re-cap of everything that has happened at The Waste Solution.
The Waste Solution wins total waste management contract for the MoD
The largest UK independent provider of waste management solutions and sustainable waste services has won a three year, total waste management contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
The project is for the provision of total waste management services across approximately 40 MoD sites of varying sizes ranging from Army Careers Information offices to barracks.
The three year contract started in February 2013 and will see waste streams including recyclate, hazardous, confidential and clinical be completely managed by leading waste management company GPT – The Waste Solution.
Mike Callaghan of GPT – The Waste Solution said:
“Securing a further three year waste management contract with the MoD through an FM Partner is fantastic news and testament to the standard of work provided for the MoD in previous contracts that we have completed. We look forward to continuing our working relationship with the FM organisation and the MOD client, striving to continue our delivery of excellence.”
To read the full story – click here.
Waste management solutions for the manufacturing sector – EP Dust Collection Case Study
GPT were contacted by the client following the set-up of a new manufacturing process on site. This resulted in the production of a new waste stream, the exact composition of which was unknown.
The requirement was to remove large quantities of up to 13 tonnes of the waste stream, in powder format, from site.
Client: Sodexo FM- Pilkington plc
Location: Greengate Works, St Helens
Date: On-going
Sector: Manufacturing
A site visit was undertaken immediately, in order to assess the logistics of the job and also to understand both the process from which the waste was produced and the make- up of the waste.
A sample was taken within 24 hours of the request and sent for analysis by GPT. RoRo containers were discussed but after consideration were deemed to be unsuitable due to the loose nature of the powder and potential problems which could arise during the disbursement of waste around site.
For more information, download the case study.
Leisure Industry Waste Management Case Study – Kudos in Brighton
GPT were asked to review the waste provision at the site following continual issues with service, poor recycling rates of less than 30% and a general lack of management information.
A full site review was undertaken and various waste streams identified. Recommendations were then made to the Site Manager to improve service, reduce costs and increase recycling rates.
To speak to someone about your waste management requirements, call 0844 854 5000 or email info@gptwaste.com
We also offer a full Waste Review Service free of charge. Find out how you can help your business deal more effectively with your waste: Call 0844 854 5000 or email here.
For more information, download the case study here.
Energy from Waste report published – exploring the role energy might have in waste management
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published the Energy from Waste report as a guide to the debate.
It is clear that the Government is focusing on preventing waste as well as ensuring that any waste is viewed as a valuable resource therefore they would ideally have waste either reused or recycled. It is also Government policy that efficiently recovering energy from residual waste has a valuable role to play in both diverting waste from landfill and energy generation.
The Energy from Waste report has therefore been published to provide a starting point for discussions about the role energy from waste might have in managing waste. This role will however always be dependent on specific circumstances therefore the guide does not provide all the answers but highlights the questions that we should be asking.
This report highlights many key points which are important for us to consider, if you would like to view or download the report, click here.
You can also visit the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs website for further information on the report.
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GPT were contacted by the client following the set-up of a new manufacturing process on site. This resulted in the production of a new waste stream, the exact composition of which was unknown.
Download the full case study here:
Client: Sodexo FM- Pilkington plc
Location: Greengate Works, St Helens
Date: On-going
Sector: Manufacturing
The requirement was to remove large quantities of up to 13 tonnes of the waste stream, in powder format, from site.
A site visit was undertaken immediately, in order to assess the logistics of the job and also to understand both the process from which the waste was produced and the make- up of the waste.
A sample was taken within 24 hours of the request and sent for analysis by GPT. RoRo containers were discussed but after consideration were deemed to be unsuitable due to the loose nature of the powder and potential problems which could arise during the disbursement of waste around site.
With this in mind, it was decided that tanker collections would provide the optimum method of
collection and prove most cost effective whilst maximising load weights being removed from site.
For more information, download the case study.
To speak to someone about your waste management requirements, call 0844 854 5000 or email info@gptwaste.com
We also offer a full Waste Review Service free of charge. Find out how you can help your business deal more effectively with your waste: Call 0844 854 5000 or email here.
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GPT Waste, the largest UK independent provider of waste management solutions and sustainable waste services offer a waste review service for UK facilities managers.
The Waste Solution provides customers with a single gateway to the waste management industry.
Providing a sustainable waste service provision is only part of the FM approach and GPT work with some of the UK’s leading FM organisations to deliver the waste solution, focused on diverting all waste from landfill.
GPT Waste works closely with suppliers, clients and customers to reduce re-use and recycle waste. Diverting from landfill is their number priority for their Facilities Management Contracts. Through cooperation and education, they manage to reduce waste disposal significantly.
GPT Waste provides a fully compliant waste service for all waste, whether its trade, commercial, confidential, hazardous, healthcare and construction waste. Covering the UK with their database of approved national and regional service providers; GPT Waste can deliver the waste solution for any organisation to achieve:
- Improved operational efficiency
- Reduce waste produced
- Financial savings
- Improved recycling
- Reduced carbon consumption
GPT Waste is urging Directors and FM’s to consider the following questions when looking at the organisation’s Waste Management Strategy:
- What is the true cost of your waste?
- How can you prevent any of this waste?
- Is there a robust process in place to divert waste from costly landfill disposal?
- How can you or your waste contractor(s) help you to elevate your waste on the waste hierarchy scale?
Tony Mottram, Commercial Director at GPT Waste said: “Through our waste review service, we can support Operations Directors and Facilities Managers audit their entire business process to identify waste streams and waste processes. We look at how many times waste is handled throughout the organisation and we are able to quickly identify where significant cost savings can be made and how the organisation can potentially turn waste streams to revenue. This means that we can help our clients see waste management as a revenue stream and not just a cost”
Tony Mottram is the Commercial Director from GPT Waste Management www.gptwaste.com
GPT Waste offers a basic Waste Review Service free of charge. Find out how they can help your business deal more effectively with your waste: Call 0844 854 5000 or email here.
Services from The Waste Solution:
- We work in consultation with your company to understand your requirements in order to provide the waste solution you need.
- Working with a national service provider database we ensure all waste management services are fully compliant.
- Using the most up to date methods of recovery and recycling our nominated service providers sort waste collected from commercial and industrial customers, and extract all the recyclable elements.
- Extracting the recyclable elements from mixed commercial waste reduces the tonnage going to landfill thus reducing your landfill tax liability (scheduled for 33% increase year on year) – saving you money and improving your environmental impact.
GPT Waste, the largest UK independent provider of waste management solutions and sustainable waste services. They continually demonstrate operational efficiency as well as financial savings via their innovative approach to waste management systems and routes to processes.
GPT Key Statistics:
- 380,000 consignments of waste managed each year
- Over 30,000 waste movements managed each month, the UK produce over 400 million tonnes of waste annually
- UK waste output is growing at over 3% per annum
- Legislation now dictates that companies should be more responsible for their waste
- Compliant with over 1300 pieces of environmental legislation
- Your company can be fined for improper waste management
- Company waste can be turned into a resource if disposed of correctly
GPT System for Waste Handling
- Review – the clients waste service and requirements
- Recommend – the most operational, financial and environmentally effective solution.
- Implement – the service, working with the employees to increase their understanding of waste.
- Innovation – identify new technologies for processing waste to reduce cost and landfill.
- Recycle – by utilising the most effect route to process by extracting all recyclate from waste streams.
- Report – provide clients with transparent reporting.
Committed to quality
- ISO 14001 – Environmental Management Systems accreditation
- ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems accreditation
- SAFE accredited contractor
- Chartered Institute of Waste Management elected affiliated organisation
- Member of the Business Environment Association
- Member of the Chamber of Commerce
The GPT Waste service offers collection, disposal and recycling of all types of industrial, factory, production, environmental and packaging waste with real time monitoring and reporting through GPT’s management reporting system.
To speak to someone about your waste management requirements, call 0844 854 5000 or email info@gptwaste.com
We also offer a full Waste Review Service free of charge. Find out how they can help your business deal more effectively with your waste: Call 0844 854 5000 or email here.
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In July of this year The Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 were seen by ministers in an attempt to draw a line under the on-going legal dispute over collection methods.
Within this new amendment it stipulates that named recyclable material should be collected separately where necessary and where it is “technically, environmentally and economically practicable.”
If you would like to see the full new amendment, please click here.
Defra and the Welsh Government were forced to amend the law when reprocessors and opponents of commingled collections, concerned about recyclate quality, brought a judicial review (JR). The JR was halted in December 2011 after the Government said it would make a fresh attempt at transposing the EU revised waste framework directive (rWFD).
Although waste management firms as well as local authorities have supported the amendment that will effectively allow commingling, opponents have said that it is not good enough.
Andy Moore, from the Campaign for Real Recycling (CRR) which began this legal challenge last year, spoke out in July and said that the amendment was “still not an adequate transposition of the revised Waste Framework Directive”.
Former government official and WRAP head of local authorities, Phillip Ward, mentioned that he was concerned about the “low level of awareness” of the new regulations amongst councils and others.
Phillip Ward said:
“Legal arguments are continuing, but councils who think this is blanket permission to carry on commingling may be disappointed.”
Ward also said that council letting new contracts would need to show separate collections had been properly evaluated and that conditions for material sorting quality had been set for commingling.
He added:
“They should not forget their separate duties under the waste hierarchy which is now included in the regulations and is another reason why they need to know what happens to their material after collection. This may also affect material sent for EfW. Incinerators which do not achieve R1 status count as disposal and not recovery and are lower down the hierarchy.”
Whilst allowing commingling to continue, Defra has failed to publish a consultation on the MRF code of practice and quality action plan, this is a vital plank of the governments’ strategy to increase recyclate quality.
This consultation was expected to be published in August however; it was delayed until September to include other Defra measures.
The consultation follows months of discussions between interested parties, with opposing groups reluctant to give up ground to the others.
Recyclers and reprocessors want tighter regulations of quality standards and it is said that MRF operators and waste management firms are focussing on maximum recycling and market transparency.
A Defra spokeswoman said she was unable to give a date for the consultation launch at this stage.
The amended Regulations
The amended Regulations relate to the separate collection of waste.
- They amend the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 by replacing regulation 13 to separately collect waste paper, metal, plastic and glass from January 2015.
- It also imposes a duty on waste collection authorities, when making arrangements for the collection of such waste, to ensure that those arrangements are by way of separate collection.
- These duties apply where separate collection is “necessary” to ensure that waste undergoes recovery operations in accordance with the Directive and to facilitate or improve recovery; and where it is “technically, environmentally and economically practicable”.
- The duties apply to waste classified as waste from households and waste that is classified as commercial or industrial waste.
- The amended Regulations also replaced regulation 14(2) to reflect the changes to regulation 13 to ensure a consistent approach. Consequential changes are also made to reflect changes in paragraph numbering in the new regulation 13
References:
GPT offer a range of waste management solutions across all sectors. They also offer a full Waste Review Service free of charge. Find out how they can help your business deal more effectively with your waste: Call 0844 854 5000 or email here.
Services include:
- Facilities Management Waste Management
- Construction Waste Management
- Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Waste Management
- Industrial and Commercial Waste Management
- Manufacturing Waste Management
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If you’re a UK manufacturer then GPT Waste has the waste solution for you.
Whether your business needs to dispose of hazardous chemicals or industrial coolants, remove metal swarf or recycle waste packaging, GPT Waste offer a nationwide waste management service covering all aspects of manufacturing.
GPT’s waste management compliance team is on hand to keep customers up to date with the latest legislative changes and ensure compliance with all corporate social responsibilities.
The GPT Waste service offers collection, disposal and recycling of all types of industrial, factory, production, environmental and packaging waste with real time monitoring and reporting through GPT’s management reporting system.
To speak to someone about your waste management requirements, call 0844 854 5000 or email info@gptwaste.com
We also offer a full Waste Review Service free of charge. Find out how they can help your business deal more effectively with your waste: Call 0844 854 5000 or email here.
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Staffordshire County Council has announced encouraging plans to significantly reduce the level of waste sent to landfill.
Local authorities play a major role in increasing recycling rates as well as working towards the diversion of biodegradable waste from Landfill. By 2015/16, this particular council has pledged that 95% of its’ recyclable waste will be diverted from landfill as part of The Waste Local Plan. They have also proposed that by 2020/2, this figure will reach 100%.
The Waste Local Plan outlines improvement measures for waste management and sets out to move away from disposal in favour of more sustainable methods of treatment such as recycling, composting and waste-to-energy incineration.
The joint partnership between Stoke on Trent City Council and Staffordshire Country Council is designed to enhance the region’s approach to waste management and provide a guide to the types of new waste management facilities that are required for waste-to-landfill to be reduced.
For more advice and guidance about waste management and diverting waste from landfill, contact GPT Waste – the waste solution today!
GPT offer a range of waste management solutions across all sectors. They also offer a full Waste Review Service free of charge. Find out how they can help your business deal more effectively with your waste: Call 0844 854 5000 or email here.
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Most waste to landfill ‘cannot be justified’ according to Lord Taylor.
In a recent article published by Business Green, the Environment Minister promises renewed ambition from Defra on everything from plastic bags to air pollution.
Over the past couple of months Defra has been busy with a series of announcements that could have major implications for green businesses and sustainability executives.
Whilst discussing the department’s recent announcements, with Environment minister Lord Taylor of Holbeach, the plans for next year were also discussed, these included; imminent developments in the fields of waste management, sustainability reporting and air pollution.
During a meeting with Business Green, Lord Taylor said; that they are working with the clothing industry and that is another area of a similar nature we are looking to see how we can help the industry organise itself to improve performance.
According to the minister, that is what lies at the bottom of these voluntary agreements.
Lord Taylor said:
“They really started off with the Cortauld Agreement and I think the big advantage is that to have success you need to have buy-in, and the only way to get buy-in is to get all sides of a supply chain to think in terms of what they can do to get the value out of the waste they are generating and reduce the waste they are generating.”
He went onto say:
“Beyond clothing there is nothing immediately that we’re looking at, though one of the areas where we are having a renewed focus is stopping timber and wood going into landfill. But I suspect that will not be a voluntary agreement-type deal, it’s more likely to be investigating ways we can ultimately get wood out of our landfill. We will consult on those plans. We are required to consult and it makes sense to consult.”
Further questions were asked by Business Green, they can be viewed here.
Courtauld Agreement – Courtauld Commitment 1
The Cortauld Commitment is a responsibility deal aimed at improving resource efficiency and reducing the carbon and wider environmental impact of the grocery retail sector.
Over the past 5 year 1.2 million tonnes of food and packaging waste has been prevented through the success of Phase 1 of this commitment, the results were published in September 2010, showing that 670,000 tonnes of food waste and 520,000 tonnes of packaging were avoided across the UK between 2005 and 2009.
Two out of the three original targets were met over this time scale, these were:
- to design out packaging waste growth (zero growth achieved in 2008); and
- to reduce food waste by 155,000 tonnes (exceeded with 270,000 tonnes less food waste arising in 2009/10 than in 2007/08).
The target to reduce the amount of packaging waste over the same period – has not been achieved. Total packaging has consistently remained at approximately 2.9 million tonnes between 2006 and 2009.
Courtauld Commitment 2
The second phase follows on from the original Courtauld Commitment (Phase 1), however, it moves away from weight-based targets and aims to achieve more sustainable use of resources over the entire lifecycle of products, throughout the whole supply chain.
When Phase 2 was launched on the 4th of March 2010, 29 main retailers and brand owners had already pledged their commitment to this voluntary agreement. Today there are over 50 signatories.
Phase 2 targets include:
Packaging – to reduce the weight, increase recycling rates and increase the recycled content of all grocery packaging, as appropriate. Through these measures the aim is to reduce the carbon impact of this grocery packaging by 10%.
Household food and drink waste – to reduce UK household food and drink waste by 4%.
Supply chain product and packaging waste – to reduce traditional grocery product and packaging waste in the grocery supply chain by 5% – including both solid and liquid wastes.
To read about the Retail sector voluntary agreements, click here.
References:
WRAP
WRAP Courtauld Commitment
Business Green
GPT Waste improves the quality and efficiency of waste management for variety of clients from around the UK. We offer a full Waste Review Service .
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Our system for handling your waste
- We work in consultation with your company to understand your requirements in order to provide the waste solution you need.
- Working with a national service provider database we ensure all waste management services are fully compliant.
- Using the most up to date methods of recovery and recycling our nominated service providers sort waste collected from commercial and industrial customers, and extract all the recyclable elements.
- Extracting the recyclable elements from mixed commercial waste reduces the tonnage going to landfill thus reducing your landfill tax liability (scheduled for 33% increase year on year) – saving you money and improving your environmental impact.
To speak to someone about your waste management requirements, call 0844 854 5000 or email info@gptwaste.com
The waste solution provides customers with a single gateway to the waste management industry.
Designed for the leisure, industrial and commercial sectors, the waste solution is a fully managed process providing our customers with a sustainable waste management plan and reduced waste disposal costs. Our service ensures customers have a single point of contact for all waste requirements and a single source of invoicing.
And of course all GPT Waste customers have access to our bespoke reporting system for effective control of waste across all your locations.
Whether you have a single location or multiple locations nationwide, the waste solution for GPT Waste ensures your waste and recycling is effectively and efficiently managed.
The waste solution services include:
- Food waste
- Hazardous waste
- Office waste
- Confidential Information
- Paper waste
- Spent ink and toner cartridges
- Electrical and electronic equipment
- Computer equipment
- Washroom waste
- Local Authority recycling schemes
- Wheelie bins
- General waste
- Liquid waste
- Recycling systems
We also offer a full Waste Review Service free of charge. Find out how they can help your business deal more effectively with your waste: Call 0844 854 5000 or email here.
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