by dave | Apr 7, 2020 | Environmental Permitting
To help businesses cope with COVID-19 disruptions, the Environment Agency has published a temporary regulatory position statement. This statement authorises sites who are restricted by COVID-19 to exceed their waste storage limits. For assistance in confirming...
by dave | Apr 2, 2020 | Environmental Permitting
Obtaining a Local Area Agreement can be the solution to help waste sites maintain compliance during unprecedented circumstances. At a local level and on a case-by-case basis, an agreement is made between the operator and the regulator. Wiser Environment has experience...
by dave | Mar 31, 2020 | Environmental Permitting
Wiser Environment understands that the Environment Agency will take a pragmatic approach to landfill monitoring compliance whilst the COVID-19 restrictions are in force. Government advice is to cease unnecessary travel which may impact on the ability of operators to...
by dave | Mar 19, 2020 | Environmental Permitting
Following the Government’s guidance on the Coronavirus (COVID-19), all workplaces are encouraged to enable their employees to work at home. For that reason, the majority of the Environment Agency has followed suit and are now working remotely. Wiser Environment...
by dave | Dec 23, 2019 | Environmental Permitting
On the 23rd December 2019, the Environment Agency published a Regulatory Position Statement 228. This Statement addresses concerns regarding the potential for some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) plastics to contain persistent organic pollutants...
by dave | Dec 9, 2019 | Environmental Permitting
In October 2019, the Environment Agency (EA) introduced an ‘adapting to climate change risk assessment’ for new bespoke waste installation permits and intensive farming installation applications (where the operator expects to operate for more than five years and...
