New standard rules published

In addition to the standard rules already established by the Environment Agency, new rules have been published which operators must comply with in order to operate a waste installation under a standard permit.

These new standard rules can be applied for from the date the legislation comes into force which implements Directive 2010/75/EU, on industrial emissions, and will be general binding rules for installations that are produced in accordance with that Directive. However, that legislation is currently only in draft form.

The new standard rules cover the following areas:

• composting in closed systems;
• composting in open systems;
• on-farm anaerobic digestion facility using farm wastes only, including use of the resultant biogas;
• anaerobic digestion facility including use of the resultant biogas;
• treatment of Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA).

For more information, see:

• Index of standard rules;
• Draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.