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[[Category:Legislation & Policy]]

The [[Best Available Technique]] ([[BAT]]) is the most effective and advanced stage in the development of activities and their methods of operation which indicates the practical suitability of particular techniques for providing the basis for emission limit values and other permit conditions designed to prevent and, where that is not practicable, to reduce emissions and the impact on the environment. The [[BAT]] reference document is known as the '''[[BREF]]'''.

==Overview==

The [[Best Available Technique]] ([[BAT]]) is the most effective and advanced stage in the development of activities and their methods of operation which indicates the practical suitability of particular techniques for providing the basis for emission limit values and other permit conditions designed to prevent and, where that is not practicable, to reduce emissions and the impact on the environment as a whole <ref> [[European Commission]], 2010. Industrial Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control). Official Journal of the European Union.</ref>. The most recent [[BAT]] Reference Document (BREF) for [[Incineration]] was published in 2019.<ref>https://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2020-01/JRC118637_WI_Bref_2019_published_0.pdf</ref>.

The [[Best Available Technique]] ([[BAT]]) is the most effective and advanced stage in the development of activities and their methods of operation which indicates the practical suitability of particular techniques for providing the basis for emission limit values and other permit conditions designed to prevent and, where that is not practicable, to reduce emissions and the impact on the environment as a whole <ref> [[European Commission]], 2010. Industrial Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control). Official Journal of the European Union.</ref>. The most recent [[BAT]] Reference Document (BREF) for [[Incineration]] was published in 2019<ref>https://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2020-01/JRC118637_WI_Bref_2019_published_0.pdf</ref> and for [[Treatment]] was published in August 2018<ref>[https://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reference/waste-treatment-0 Link to EU Waste Treatment BREF and BAT Conclusions and IED Article 13]</ref>.

==Emissions Standards Legislation in the UK==

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+The [[Best Available Technique]] ([[BAT]]) is the most effective and advanced stage in the development of activities and their methods of operation which indicates the practical suitability of particular techniques for providing the basis for emission limit values and other permit conditions designed to prevent and, where that is not practicable, to reduce emissions and the impact on the environment. The [[BAT]] reference document is known as the '''[[BREF]]'''.
 ==Overview==
-The [[Best Available Technique]] ([[BAT]]) is the most effective and advanced stage in the development of activities and their methods of operation which indicates the practical suitability of particular techniques for providing the basis for emission limit values and other permit conditions designed to prevent and, where that is not practicable, to reduce emissions and the impact on the environment as a whole <ref> [[European Commission]], 2010. Industrial Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control). Official Journal of the European Union.</ref>. The most recent [[BAT]] Reference Document (BREF) for [[Incineration]] was published in 2019.<ref>https://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2020-01/JRC118637_WI_Bref_2019_published_0.pdf</ref>.
+The [[Best Available Technique]] ([[BAT]]) is the most effective and advanced stage in the development of activities and their methods of operation which indicates the practical suitability of particular techniques for providing the basis for emission limit values and other permit conditions designed to prevent and, where that is not practicable, to reduce emissions and the impact on the environment as a whole <ref> [[European Commission]], 2010. Industrial Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control). Official Journal of the European Union.</ref>. The most recent [[BAT]] Reference Document (BREF) for [[Incineration]] was published in 2019<ref>https://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2020-01/JRC118637_WI_Bref_2019_published_0.pdf</ref> and for [[Treatment]] was published in August 2018<ref>[https://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reference/waste-treatment-0 Link to EU Waste Treatment BREF and BAT Conclusions and IED Article 13]</ref>.
 ==Emissions Standards Legislation in the UK==