Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023: Difference between revisions

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These Regulations entered into force on 2nd October 2023 and amend the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 in respect to Sch 2 Part 9 relating to Waste Operations and Material Facilities.

From October 2024 these amended MRF Regulations brought more waste facilities under the scope of the Material Facility (MF) regulations than previously. The amended regulations bring into scope facilities which receive single waste streams and facilities which consolidate waste material into bulk quantities. The regulations place the onus on the operator of the site to self-assess whether their facility is a MF under the regulations^[1].

These new MRF Regulations also increased the frequency of sampling from 125 tonnes previously to every 75 tonnes (per supplier). the sample weight does however remain at 60kg (minimum weight 55kg)^[1].

The number of input sampling categories also increased from four to ten and material facilities now need to record where the waste material is from.

Packaging and deposit return schemes (DRS) material proportions must also be sampled and reported.

References

↑ ^{Jump up to: 1.0} ^1.1 https://www.gov.uk/guidance/materials-facilities-waste-sampling-and-reporting-from-october-2024

[:0-1] {Jump up to: 1.0} ^1.1 https://www.gov.uk/guidance/materials-facilities-waste-sampling-and-reporting-from-october-2024

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-From October 2024 these new regulations will bring more [[waste]] facilities under the scope of the [[Material Facility]] (MF) regulations than previously. The amended regulations bring into scope facilities which receive single [[waste]] streams and facilities whcih consolidate waste material into bulk quantities. the regulations place the onus on the operator of the site to self-assess whether their facility is a MF under the regulations<ref name=":0" group="gov.uk">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/materials-facilities-waste-sampling-and-reporting-from-october-2024</ref>.
+These Regulations entered into force on 2nd October 2023 and amend the [[Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016]] in respect to Sch 2 Part 9 relating to Waste Operations and Material Facilities.
-== Which material facilites are in scope<ref name=":0" group="gov.uk" /> ==
+From October 2024 these amended [[MRF Regulations]] brought more [[waste]] facilities under the scope of the [[Material Facility]] (MF) regulations than previously. The amended regulations bring into scope facilities which receive single [[waste]] streams and facilities which consolidate [[Waste|waste]] material into bulk quantities. The regulations place the onus on the operator of the site to self-assess whether their facility is a MF under the regulations<ref name=":0">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/materials-facilities-waste-sampling-and-reporting-from-october-2024</ref>.
-A facility (or part of a facility) may be classed as a MF if you:
-* hold a [[permit]] under the [[Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016]]
+These new  [[MRF Regulations]] also increased the frequency of sampling from 125 tonnes previously to every 75 tonnes (per supplier). the sample weight does however remain at 60kg (minimum weight 55kg)<ref name=":0" />.
-* receive and handle [[waste]] classed as waste material
-* consolidate [[waste]] material into bulk quantities from multiple suppliers - for example, bulking or [[transfer stations]]
-* sort incoming [[waste]] material into specified output materials, such as [[Metal|aluminium]] cans or [[cardboard]]
-A facility (or part of a facility) will not be considered a MF if:
-* it only receives waste material from a single supplier and does not seperate the material into specified out put materials
+The number of input sampling categories also increased from four to ten and material facilities now need to record where the waste material is from.
-* It is a [[Household Waste Recycling Centre|HWRC]]
-* it solely undertakes the processing or sorting of [[waste]] [[electrical and electronic equipment]] ([[WEEE]]), waste [[batteries]] or accumulators.
+[[Packaging]] and [[Deposit Return Scheme|deposit return schemes]] [[(DRS)]] material proportions must also be sampled and reported.
-* it solely undertakes the [[processing]] and sorting of [[Residual Waste|residual waste]].
+==References==
+<references />