Environment Agency
Weve published the guidance Chemical waste: appropriate measures for permitted facilities.
Weve published the guidance Chemical waste: appropriate measures for permitted facilities.
We received 8 responses from operators of chemical waste management facilities. We also received:
See the summary of consultation responses for the comments we received and our responses.
Appropriate measures for permitted facilities that take chemical waste for treatment or transfer are set out in technical guidance note EPR 5.06: recovery and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
This consultation is for our new proposed guidance on appropriate measures for permitted facilities that take chemical waste which will replace the technical guidance note.
The guidance aims to:
It will also incorporate the relevant requirements of the waste treatment best available techniques conclusions publication made under the European Industrial Emission Directive (2010/75/EU). This applies to waste installation facilities permitted under the Directive.