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Treatment involves the physical, thermal, chemical or biological processing (or combination e.g. physico-chemical) of waste to reduce volume and/or its hazardous nature. All wastes are required to have been pre-treated prior to [[Disposal]] at [[Landfill]].
[[Treatment]] involves the physical, thermal, chemical or biological processing (or combination e.g. physico-chemical) of [[Waste|waste]] to change the characteristics of the [[Waste|waste]]<ref name="CIWM">[https://www.ciwm.co.uk/ciwm/knowledge/pre-treatment-of-waste.aspx/ [[CIWM]]]</ref>.
 
==Overview==
[[Treatment]] involves the physical, thermal, chemical or biological processing (or combination e.g. physico-chemical) of [[Waste|waste]] to change the characteristics of the [[Waste|waste]] such that<ref name="CIWM"/>.
* the volume of the waste reduces; or
* the hazardous nature of the waste reduces;or
* it facilitates its handling; or
* enhances its recovery
 
All wastes are required to have been pre-treated prior to [[Disposal]] at [[Landfill]].
 
[[Waste Producer|Waste producers]] must either treat their own [[Waste|waste]] and provide information about the treatment method used for subsequent [[Waste Holder|holders]] of the [[Waste|waste]] to ensure that the waste will be treated by a subsequent holder before it is [[Landfill|landfilled]]. [[Waste Producer|Waste producers]] are not obliged to treat the waste themselves and are able to use a waste contractor to perform this function for them<ref name="CIWM" />.
 
==Guidance/Compliance==
The most recent publication of [[Best Available Technique]] ([[BAT]]) for [[treatment]] was in August 2018<ref>[https://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reference/waste-treatment-0 Link to EU Waste Treatment BREF and BAT Conclusions and IED Article 13]</ref><ref>[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2018.208.01.0038.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2018%3A208%3ATOC Link to Decision Notice 2018/1147]</ref> (building on standards that were developed in 2006 and reviewed in 2013) and the UK had 4 years to review and implement any changes that might arise.
 
In the UK the guidance for [[recovery]] and [[disposal]] were developed in parallel with the the EU guidance. The [[EA]] originally published their Sector Guidance Note S5.06 for 'The Recovery and Disposal of Hazardous and Non Hazardous Waste'<ref name='EA'>[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/298118/LIT_8199_dd704c.pdf Sector Guidance Note IPPC S5.06: Guidance for the Recovery and Disposal of Hazardous and Non Hazardous Waste]</ref> in 2004, two years before the adoption of the initial EU Waste Treatments [[Best Available Technique|BREF]] in 2006, which it broadly mirrored. In May 2013 guidance S5.06<ref name='EA'/> was updated to accommodate changes following the introduction of the [[IED]] and again reflected the EU changes at the time. It also clarified, at the time, that guidance S5.07<ref name='EA'/> was the main guidance for the [[treatment]] and [[Waste Transfer Station|transfer]] of [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous waste]] as part of an addendum to the guidance.
 
Operators of waste activities are required to comply with guidance S5.06<ref name='EA'/>, guidance S5.07<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/clinical-waste-additional-guidance</ref> and the Waste Treatments [[Best Available Technique|BREF]] for defining [[Best Available Technique]] and the associated emissions levels<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sector-guidance-note-s506-recovery-and-disposal-of-hazardous-and-non-hazardous-waste</ref>.
 
==Final Treatment Tonnage==
The macro-level UK data reported in July 2020 by [[DEFRA]] for final treatment was for data reported for 2018<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste July 2020 update]</ref>. The destination of the 214.8 million tonnes for final treatment is summarised in the figure below:
 
[[File:Picture1finaltreatmentUK2018.png|800px|center|Total Waste Final Treatment for UK for 2018]]
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:13, 27 July 2021

Treatment involves the physical, thermal, chemical or biological processing (or combination e.g. physico-chemical) of waste to change the characteristics of the waste[1].

Overview

Treatment involves the physical, thermal, chemical or biological processing (or combination e.g. physico-chemical) of waste to change the characteristics of the waste such that[1].

  • the volume of the waste reduces; or
  • the hazardous nature of the waste reduces;or
  • it facilitates its handling; or
  • enhances its recovery

All wastes are required to have been pre-treated prior to Disposal at Landfill.

Waste producers must either treat their own waste and provide information about the treatment method used for subsequent holders of the waste to ensure that the waste will be treated by a subsequent holder before it is landfilled. Waste producers are not obliged to treat the waste themselves and are able to use a waste contractor to perform this function for them[1].

Guidance/Compliance

The most recent publication of Best Available Technique (BAT) for treatment was in August 2018[2][3] (building on standards that were developed in 2006 and reviewed in 2013) and the UK had 4 years to review and implement any changes that might arise.

In the UK the guidance for recovery and disposal were developed in parallel with the the EU guidance. The EA originally published their Sector Guidance Note S5.06 for 'The Recovery and Disposal of Hazardous and Non Hazardous Waste'[4] in 2004, two years before the adoption of the initial EU Waste Treatments BREF in 2006, which it broadly mirrored. In May 2013 guidance S5.06[4] was updated to accommodate changes following the introduction of the IED and again reflected the EU changes at the time. It also clarified, at the time, that guidance S5.07[4] was the main guidance for the treatment and transfer of hazardous waste as part of an addendum to the guidance.

Operators of waste activities are required to comply with guidance S5.06[4], guidance S5.07[5] and the Waste Treatments BREF for defining Best Available Technique and the associated emissions levels[6].

Final Treatment Tonnage

The macro-level UK data reported in July 2020 by DEFRA for final treatment was for data reported for 2018[7]. The destination of the 214.8 million tonnes for final treatment is summarised in the figure below:

Total Waste Final Treatment for UK for 2018
Total Waste Final Treatment for UK for 2018

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 CIWM
  2. ↑ Link to EU Waste Treatment BREF and BAT Conclusions and IED Article 13
  3. ↑ Link to Decision Notice 2018/1147
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Sector Guidance Note IPPC S5.06: Guidance for the Recovery and Disposal of Hazardous and Non Hazardous Waste
  5. ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/clinical-waste-additional-guidance
  6. ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sector-guidance-note-s506-recovery-and-disposal-of-hazardous-and-non-hazardous-waste
  7. ↑ UK Statistics on Waste July 2020 update
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