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ORG/ESA Survey on biofilters & other abatement systems
Please note that this survey is now closed.
Why were we asking for your input?
This survey was aimed at obtaining preliminary feedback from operators on the availability of environmental performance data for biological treatment facilities, in particular in relation to biofilters and other emission abatement systems.
Your feedback has been VITAL, as it will inform the review of the European document which sets out Best Available Techniques (BATs) and emission limits for waste treatment installations. This document is called WT BREF.
The review of the existing WT BREF, issued in 2006, has just started and will lead in 2016 to the release of a revised WT BREF.
Once adopted, the BREF will serve as the reference for permit authorities (i.e. the regulator) within the procedure of issuing permits to installations covered by the Industrial Emissions Directive and it will be used by waste treatment operators to prepare applications for permits. The industry will have to follow the BATs and comply with the emission levels specified in the document (or to provide robust evidence to justify alternatives).
How has this info been used?
By March 2014 the UK is required to submit to Europe a list of good performing plants that will participate in the data collection. Between January and May 2014 these facilities will be asked to provide considerable information on their environmental performances (e.g. techniques used to reduce emissions, emission levels, energy and water consumption, raw materials consumption levels etc.). These data will be collated by mean of questionnaires.
We cannot stress enough how crucial is that UK facilities engage in this process and provide any available data. Other Member States will also provide data on their facilitiesâ performances, so if the UK biological treatment operators disengage in this process, they will become more heavily burdened with regulation in the future and will have to comply with emission or performance levels that may be either too stringent, unachievable or very costly to meet.
More information about the review can be found at http://www.organics-recycling.org.uk/IED
Last update: 28/11/2013
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