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Please send AfOR your comments on the EA’s draft composting guidance

The Environment Agency has invited AfOR to provide comments on the ‘Composting Technical Guidance', which can be found HERE.

This document, written by Jacobs Engineering U.K. Limited on behalf of the EA, is a technical guidance document on aerobic treatment and composting operations for source segregated biowastes. It will provide new best practice guidance to assist in the development, delivery, operation and regulation of aerobic treatment and composting processes and installations, including:

•    The fundamental controls and parameters, including windrow height, temperature, moisture and C:N ratio, for adequate aerobic treatment;
•    defining the different types of processes available and identifying the suitability of each process in relation to infrastructure standards, waste types and potential environmental impacts;
•    providing evidence to support Best Available Techniques (BAT) and industry good practice, including consideration of IED and BREF standards; and
•    acting as a guide for the Environment Agency’s permitting and regulatory staff by providing a structured method to assess the suitability of specific treatment processes against the criteria of composting.

The revised document will be updated after this consultation and the EA are aiming to publish this guidance in December 2012.

The Environment Agency's deadline is 10th December 2012, so to give AfOR sufficient time to compile member responses, please email Justyna your feedback by 5:30 pm on Friday, 30th November (or earlier if possible). Alternatively, please call Justyna on 01933 446440 if you wish to discuss the proposed changes.

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