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| [[Category: Legislation & Policy]] | | [[Category: Legislation & Policy]] |
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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. |
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| == 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:
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| * 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
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| * consolidate [[waste]] material into bulk quantities from multiple suppliers - for example, bulking or [[transfer stations]]
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| * sort incoming [[waste]] material into specified output materials, such as [[Metal|aluminium]] cans or [[cardboard]]
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| A facility (or part of a facility) will not be considered a MF if:
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| * 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]]
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| * it solely undertakes the processing or sorting of [[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment]] ([[WEEE]]), waste [[batteries]] or accumulators.
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| * it solely undertakes the processing and sorting of [[Residual Waste|residual waste]].
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| === Examples of materials facilites ===
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| Facilities '''likely''' to be considered MFs include
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| * materials recovery facilities (MRFs) sorting household dry recyclables
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| * [[Commercial and Industrial Waste]] facilities that receive [[waste]] material to consolidate or sort into specified output materials
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| * [[Waste Transfer Station|Waste Transfer Stations]] (WTS) that receive waste material to consolidate or sort into specified output materials
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| * facilites receiving and sorting single streams such as [[Paper & Card|paper]] and [[Paper & Card|cardboard]]
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| * facilities consolidating [[waste]] material received from 2 or more suppliers into bulk outputs
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| Facilites '''not likely''' to be considered MFs include:
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| * commercial and industrial MRFs that consolidate and sort commercial and industrial wastes, unless the commercial waste meets the definition of waste material
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| * [[Material Recovery Facility|MRF]]<nowiki/>s or parts of [[Material Recovery Facility|MRF]]<nowiki/>s sorting only [[Residual Waste|residual waste]] (‘dirty’ MRFs)
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| * mechanical biological treatment ([[Mechanical Biological Treatment|MBT]]) facilities, unless they accept material that meets the definition of waste material and undertake MRF operations on part of the site
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| * [[Refuse Derived Fuel|refuse derived fuel]] ([[Refuse Derived Fuel|RDF]]) including [[Solid Recoverd Fuel|solid recovered fuel]] ([[Solid Recovered Fuel|SRF]]) production facilities
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| * [[Material Recovery Facility|MRF]]<nowiki/>s sorting materials from [[Construction and Demolition Waste]]
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| === What counts as waste material ===
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| The material received is likely to be considered [[waste]] under the regulations if it meets the following criteria:
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| * it’s from a household source or it’s from a non-household source and is similar to household waste in nature or composition
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| * it was separately collected for the primary purpose of preparing for [[reuse]] or recycling
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| * it’s a single kind of material (a single stream) or multiple materials mixed together (a multiple stream)
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| * it contains one or more material types including [[glass]], [[metal]], [[Paper & Card|paper]], [[Paper & Card|card]], [[plastic]], or fibre-based composite materials
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| === Assessing whether you are a materials facility ===
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| You are probably operating a MF under the regulations if:
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| * you receive [[waste]] material which is:
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| ** prepared for recycling or [[reuse]]
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| ** includes sorting the waste material into specified output materials suppliers into commom bulked quantities.
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| You are '''not''' a MF if:
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| * only consolidate [[waste]] material from a single supplier into bulked outputs
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| * do not prepare the material for [[reuse]] or recycing
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| == Input sampling, measuring and recording<ref name=":0" group="gov.uk" /> ==
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| As a MF receiving 1,000 tonnes or more of waste material in 12 months and you meet the criteria above as a facility within the scope of the new regulations then sampling, measurement and recording of information by each individual supplier must be undertaken.
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| This involves measuring and recording the following:
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| * the total weight in tonnes of input waste material for each supplier during each reporting period
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| * the name and address of the supplier (or of each supplier) for each batch of material
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| * the date on which the batch of material was received, from which a sample has been taken
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| for i'''nput sampling''' the following information must be taken and recorded for '''each''' input sample:
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| * its composition in relation to the input sampling categories
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| * details of each supplier from whose inputs the sample was taken
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| * total weight in kilograms of each sample
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| * date the sample was taken
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| * details of the sampling methodology used to take a representative sample
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| In addition to measuring and recording the above, you alos need to report:
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| * the total number of samples taken for each supplier
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| * the total weight of all samples
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| | [[Packaging]] and [[Deposit Return Scheme|deposit return schemes]] [[(DRS)]] material proportions must also be sampled and reported. |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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