A consultation on proposed changes to a number of waste standard rules sets, issued under the Environmental Permitting Regulations has been announced by Natural Resources Wales (NRW). The consultation runs from the 1st August until the 14th October 2016.
Technia Environment and Planning is celebrating a hat trick of successful consents for the development of potentially controversial waste transfer and recycling projects in and around Bridgend, South Wales, which may not have succeeded without the professional support of our plannning team.
As of the 20th November, an official definition has been published by Defra to clarify what is expected of waste described as Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF). Defra has worked closely with a range of operators with an interest in the RDF sector to develop the definition with the aim of helping the Environment Agency better regulate the RDF sector.
Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Finance and Government Business has announced the delegation of the compliance and enforcement of the Landfill Disposals Tax Wales to Natural Resources Wales from April 2018.