Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023: Difference between revisions
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There are 10 input material categories: | There are 10 input material categories: | ||
* glass | * [[glass]] | ||
* aluminium | * [[Metal|aluminium]] | ||
* steel | * [[Metal|steel]] | ||
* paper | * [[Paper & Card|paper]] | ||
* card | * [[Paper & Card|card]] | ||
* plastic bottles | * plastic bottles | ||
* plastic pots, tubs and trays | * plastic pots, tubs and trays | ||
* film or other flexible plastic | * film or other flexible [[plastic]] | ||
* other plastic | * other plastic | ||
* fibre-based composite material | * fibre-based composite material | ||
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=== Additional sampling of [[glass]] packaging === | === Additional sampling of [[glass]] packaging === | ||
Requirements for additional sampling of glass packaging are similar to the input sampling rules. The minimum number of output samples you need to take for these measurements will be specified by the written notice from the regulator. | Requirements for additional sampling of glass packaging are similar to the input sampling rules. The minimum number of output samples you need to take for these measurements will be specified by the written notice from the regulator. | ||
=== Material particles === | |||
Material particles must be seperately measured and recorded in the output sample, following the sampling andmesaurement rules given under the input sampling informtion above to calculate proportions. | |||
== Reporting<ref name=":0" group="gov.uk" /> == | |||
Reports must be submitted electronically to the [[Regulatory Authorities]] (in a form specified by them) within one month of the end of the reporting period. | |||
The reportsd shlould include all relevant information about the materials facilities’ total incoming and outgoing waste material, suppliers and destinations as well as: | |||
* any samples you take for incoming and outgoing material in a reporting period, including the total number of samples taken for each supplier or each batch of specified output material | |||
* the total weight in kg of all samples for each supplier or each batch of specified output material | |||
* all measurements recorded as part of any input or output sampling undertaken | |||
All information recorded: | |||
* before 1st October 2024 should be retained for a minimum of 4 years from the date that it was first recorded | |||
* after 1st October 2024 should be retained for a minimum of 7 years from the date that it was first recorded | |||
== Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement of the regulations<ref name=":0" group="gov.uk" /> == | |||
The [[Environmental Permit|environmental permit]] conditions imposed by the regulations will be enforced by the [[Regulatory Authorities]]. | |||
[[Regulatory Authorities|Regulators]] will monitor your compliance with sampling, recording and reporting requirements through a number of compliance activities which may include: | |||
* announced and unannounced audits carried out by visits to facilities, including the inspection of activities and relevant documentation | |||
* virtual or remote audits | |||
* desktop audits of data submissions | |||
Audits will focus on: | |||
* how samples are taken | |||
* whether samples are representative and follow the written methodology | |||
* assessment of the recorded and reported data | |||
Audits will not consider how operators of <abbr>MFs</abbr> can improve quality specified output material produced from material separation processes. | |||
Additional compliance activities may be undertaken based on intelligence and outcomes of previous audits. | |||
Audits may be combined with compliance monitoring of other [[Waste|waste]] regulations for example, [[Duty of Care]] and Transfrontier Shipments of wastes, as well as wider [[Environmental Permit|permit compliance]]. | |||
The [[Regulatory Authorities|regulator]] will employ the enforcement powers available to them under the [[Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016|Environmental Permitting Regulations]] in England and Wales. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||