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Standard Rule Changes Expected before end of Year….

August 16, 2016 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

……for those standard rule permits associated with: Landspreading and digestate storage; deposit for recovery; soil transfer, treatment and recovery. These changes are in response to Environment Agency Consultation No14 which ran from 20 December 2014 […]

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When is a waste not a waste???…..

August 15, 2016August 21, 2016 Claire Dickinson Sustainable Soils

…..And when does a waste cease to be a waste?  Such simple questions to ask but often challenging to answer.  There is an inherent conflict in waste managment legislation where on one hand there is […]

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What do you think of CL:AIRE’s Register of Materials? And have you got 2 minutes?

August 15, 2016August 15, 2016 Claire Dickinson Fiscal Measures

If so, CL:AIRE is seeking views on their Register of Materials as they are considering improving and updating it and would value your input.  To this end they have created a very quick and simple […]

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New _ Updated HMRC Guidance LFT1

August 10, 2016August 10, 2016 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

HMRC continue to try to provide clarity on materials which qualify for the lower rate of landfill tax with further revisions to their LFT1 Guidance. This latest update, which replaces the previous version dated 16 […]

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Consultation- Landfill Tax : improving clarity and certainty for taxpayers

July 28, 2016July 28, 2016 Claire Dickinson Fiscal Measures

There is now only a few weeks left if you want to comment on the proposed changes to the Landfill Tax regime with comments due by 18 August 2016. According to the consultation documentation the […]

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Are you using tyre bales in civil engineering and landfill infrastructure works ?

June 14, 2016 Claire Dickinson Waste

Then you might want to read the Environment Agency’s Position Statement 085 which sets out the requirements where an environmental permit or variation to a permit, in relation to a waste operation for the use […]

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Are Cefas Action Levels for the Disposal of Dredged Material fit for purpose?

April 29, 2016December 12, 2023 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Sediment

Not according to the MMO report into the recent “High Level Review of Current UK Action Level Guidance” published at the end of 2015. Over twenty years have passed since the introduction, by the Centre […]

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Is your construction waste “qualifying material”?

April 27, 2016August 10, 2016 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

Since 1st April 2016 in England, the cost difference of not maximising construction waste that qualifies for the Lower Rate of Tax is £81.75 per tonne.The problem is that many people in the Industry do […]

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