Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023: Difference between revisions

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-From October 2024 these new regulations will bring more [[waste]] facilities under the scope of the [[Material Facility]] (MF) regulations than previously. The amended regulations bring into scope facilities which receive single [[waste]] streams and facilities whcih consolidate waste material into bulk quantities. the regulations place the onus on the operator of the site to self-assess whether their facility is a MF under the regulations<ref name=":0" group="gov.uk">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/materials-facilities-waste-sampling-and-reporting-from-october-2024</ref>.
+These Regulations entered into force on 2nd October 2023 and amend the [[Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016]] in respect to Sch 2 Part 9 relating to Waste Operations and Material Facilities.
-== Which material facilites are in scope<ref name=":0" group="gov.uk" /> ==
+From October 2024 these amended [[MRF Regulations]] brought more [[waste]] facilities under the scope of the [[Material Facility]] (MF) regulations than previously. The amended regulations bring into scope facilities which receive single [[waste]] streams and facilities which consolidate [[Waste|waste]] material into bulk quantities. The regulations place the onus on the operator of the site to self-assess whether their facility is a MF under the regulations<ref name=":0">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/materials-facilities-waste-sampling-and-reporting-from-october-2024</ref>.
-A facility (or part of a facility) may be classed as a MF if you:
-* hold a [[permit]] under the [[Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016]]
+These new  [[MRF Regulations]] also increased the frequency of sampling from 125 tonnes previously to every 75 tonnes (per supplier). the sample weight does however remain at 60kg (minimum weight 55kg)<ref name=":0" />.
-* receive and handle [[waste]] classed as waste material
-* consolidate [[waste]] material into bulk quantities from multiple suppliers - for example, bulking or [[transfer stations]]
-* sort incoming [[waste]] material into specified output materials, such as [[Metal|aluminium]] cans or [[cardboard]]
-A facility (or part of a facility) will not be considered a MF if:
-* it only receives waste material from a single supplier and does not seperate the material into specified out put materials
+The number of input sampling categories also increased from four to ten and material facilities now need to record where the waste material is from.
-* It is a [[Household Waste Recycling Centre|HWRC]]
-* it solely undertakes the processing or sorting of [[waste]] [[electrical and electronic equipment]] ([[WEEE]]), waste [[batteries]] or accumulators.
+[[Packaging]] and [[Deposit Return Scheme|deposit return schemes]] [[(DRS)]] material proportions must also be sampled and reported.
-* it solely undertakes the processing and sorting of [[Residual Waste|residual waste]].
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