Waste Management
Waste Management Sectors
Waste sectors we cover
We have experience working with many business sectors. Most of the following sectors will need an Environmental Permit, Environmental Management system, risk assessment, Accident and emergency plan and Fire Prevention Plan.
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Waste Transfer Stations (WTSs) and Material Recycling Facilities (MRFs)
Forming the majority of permitted waste sites Waste Transfer Stations Material Recycling Facilities often pose some of the more complex compliance issues. The potential for noise, dust, pest, odours and an increasing fire risk makes these potentially environmentally high risk sites and as a result heavily regulated.
In addition the need for a
Technically Competent Manager (CoTC), Environment Management System (EMS),
Duty of Care and Waste Returns all add to potential compliance issues.
Severn Compliance can help you ensure you permit is up to date, deal with any
amenity’s issues
and ensure you EMS reflects your operation whilst making it realistic for you to operate to.
Metal Recycling Facilities and End of Life Vehicle Sites (ELVs)
Metal Recycling Facilities or scrap yards, call them what you want, but the majority of these sites require an environmental permit. With potentially serious environmental impacts such noise, oily sites run-off and the potential for large fires these sites can have numerous compliance issues.
Severn Compliance can either help you gain the relevant environmental permit or manage your sites in a compliant manner through help with an
EMS, or pollution prevention. We can even help register you as a Licence Scrap Dealer. We can also create you an Fire Prevention Plan.
We can also help end of life vehicle sites become an Authorised Treatment Facility enabling them to notify the DVLA directly that a vehicle has been scrapped.
Wood Recycling
Due to the increasing demand for both
biomass
and recycled wood for panel board production wood recycling sites are increasing in popularity.
Severn Compliance can help you gain the correct permit for this recycling activity, whilst ensuing you have identified and can manage all of the major environmental risks including noise, dust and Fire. We can create a
Fire Prevention Plan (FPP)
and dust
and
noise management plans.
We can also help you classify your waste wood and create a waste wood acceptance and production process documents which are increasingly required by the Environment Agency.
Aggregate and Soil Recycling
The use of recycled aggregates in both construction and road building projects is increasing and so is the need to avoid sending soils to landfill. The re-use of these materials requires the waste to be treated by screening, crushing or washing all of which require an
environmental permit. These activities can also give rise to noise and dust issues.
Severn Compliance can help you gain the relevant
environmental permit
foe these activities, whilst putting in place
dust and
noise management plans. Recycled aggregates and soil are still classed as waste unless a recognised product state is achieved we can guide you through the steps to achieve an end of waste status.
Use of Wastes in Construction Projects
Reusing soils and aggregates is both sustainable and economical, however both can be classed as a waste meaning environmental compliance must be met to treat or re-sue them. This may relate to the producer of these materials, the company recycling the material, the haulier and the end user.
We work with recycling and construction companies to ensure the waste and materials they produce are classified and used correctly on the sites they are used. We can also help you manage your
Duty of Care
for a project.
Plastic Recycling
Due to the increasing demand for recycled products and the increase in the circular economy plastic recycling is continuing to increase, however to produce a good quality product requires a number of different treatment methods such as washing, granulating and heat treatment. Many plastic recycling facilities have operated under waste exemptions, however this can be limiting in terms of tonnages and there is also the large risk of a fire at these facilities.
Severn Compliance can help you understand if your operation can legally operate under a waste exemption and if not help you move to an
Environmental Permit, by managing the application and also creating a
Fire Prevention Plan.
Biomass, Energy From Waste and Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHPs)
Severn Compliance have experience of permitting both small scale energy from waste plants and on-farm Combined Heat and Power (CHP’s). Ensuring the correct waste types are on your environmental permit and that you can legally burn the wastes you wish to.
Dealing with both the Environment Agency and Local Authorities Severn Compliance can apply for Small Waste Incineration Plant (SWIP) Environmental Permits
and vary existing permits to accommodate new waste to energy plants.
Anaerobic Digestion Facilities
The increase in Anaerobic Digestion as a source of green energy and a way producing organic fertiliser has been no more than in Shropshire where Severn Compliance are based. With the potential for noise and odour companies combined with the risk of pollution to water courses and ground water ensuring your operation is both low risk and compliant is essential.
Severn Compliance can apply for Anaerobic Digestion permits for both on-farm and commercial food waste operations. We can help you save time and money by identifying if your proposed operation will be able to gain an environmental permit
along with using experts to manage any identified risks.
Composting Sites: In-vessel and open air windrow
With the demand for higher local authority recycling rates there is a continued need for composting facilities. Composting operations can give rise to a number of environmental risks including, dust, noise, fire, run-off and bio-aerosols.
Severn Compliance can help you manage these risks to a level that prevents environmental damage and amenity issues. We can also help you gain a new environmental permit
or vary existing permits.
Discharge to Watercourse
Many businesses and individuals have a need to discharge water to a watercourse. This activity requires permission from the Environment Agency in the form of an environmental permit.
Severn Compliance can help you understand if a permit is require, what infrastructure is required and apply for the permit. We can then help you maintain compliance for the activity once your permit is issued.
Environmental Improvement
Helping Business’s with Environmental Compliance
Business models change, sites expand, staff change and so do equipment and techniques used on sites. There are also a raft or continuinly changing environmental regulations.
Severn Compliance are here to help business’s understand their environmental compliance obligations and make any changes to comply
- Compliance reviews
- Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
- Drainage reviews
- Trade discharge consent
- Duty of care and waste audits, packaging
- Hazardous waste
- Waste minimisation and cost reduction
Compliance reviews
We make no assumptions and genuinely want to know what you do to help you. By visiting a business and understanding the operation allows us to identify any areas requiring environmental improvement. It also allows us to identify opportunities such as waste reduction and improved recycling rates.
Sometimes a solution has already been found to your problems and we can help you find these. The compliance review is often the starting point of moving towards a plan for operational improvement, efficiency and compliance.
Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
Environment Management System (EMS) review, we can then work with you to understand what if any changes need to be made to bring your site back into compliance. Once a plan has been made we can then make the relevant changes to you permit (variation) and update you EMS.
Certified as external ISO auditors we know how to both build and audit Environmental Management System (EMS).
An EMS is key to plan for operational improvement, efficiency and compliance.
Drainage reviews
One of the most common forms of pollution is that of water courses, its effects can be both dramatically visual through mass fish kills and reputational and financially damaging due to the damage caused.
Using the public sewer for trade water such as vehicle washing without a consent is also an offence.
Severn Compliance can complete a site drainage review to allow you to understand if you surface and foul water are going to the correct drains, you are permitted to carry out these activities, have the relevant pollution prevention equipment in place and have an up to date drainage plan in place.
Trade Discharge Consents and Consents to Discharge
Having the correct consent from your local water company or the Environment Agency to discharge to the foul sewer or watercourse are key compliance requirements for businesses.
Severn Compliance can help you identify and apply for the relevant permits and consents to maintain your compliance and environmental performance.
Duty of care and waste audits, packaging
The production of waste is often one the highest environmental impacts and also undesired costs to most businesses. Managing this waste from its storage to transferring it to a collection company are key compliance areas.
Severn Compliance can help complete duty care audits to ensure you are compliant with the law, tracking your waste from cradle to grave. We can also help you find more environmentally friendly outlets and uses for you waste.
We can also understand if you are producing, using or handling packaging materials that require you to be registered as a packaging producer under to Producer Responsibility Regulations. Working with a national compliance scheme we can ensure you are compliant.
Waste minimisation and cost reduction
The production of waste is often one the highest environmental impacts and also undesired costs to most businesses. Managing this waste from its storage to transferring it to a collection company are key compliance areas.
Severn Compliance carry out a full survey of your waste, helping you find ways to minimise its production, ways it can be re-used and on site storage methods such as the installation of bailers.
Working with waste management companies we can also identify ways in which you can save costs on your waste and in some cases make a financial return on it.
Ultimately we want to help you produce less waste, pay less for its removal and recover and recycle it where possible.
Hazardous Waste
The production of hazardous waste creates both environmental and health issues.
Severn Compliance can help you find the most compliant and cost effective ways of removing your hazardous waste whilst complying with the Hazardous Waste regulations. Working with a leading national provider we can cover all waste streams.
