……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 […]
Nearly 30 years ago, the now well-known 1989 International Symposium on Chalk, was held in Brighton and for most geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists the Proceeedings published by Telford became one of the main staples […]
This year, on 21st October 2016, the Federation of Piling Specialists is seeking to celebrate the achievements of outstanding individuals and companies within the Ground Engineering industry. There are five awards on offfer, two for […]
…..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 […]
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 […]
With the UK government’s belief that shale gas has the potential to provide the UK with greater energy security, growth and jobs there is both increasing interest in exploitation and concern over the potential resulting […]
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 […]
Those on JISCmail will no doubt already seen Theresa Cory’s message drawing attention to the now sparsely populated UK Government’s webpage on Land contamination:technical guidance. This page annouces that “Some documents from the 1990s which […]
With energy security high on the government’s agenda it is interesting to see the latest government’s efforts to get community buy-in for Shale Gas exploitation and to provide benefit over and above the anticipated increase […]
A question that continues to be asked and probably needs to asked given the fact that different environmental conditions may result in unexpected outcomes with the respect to the fate of potential contaminants. The University […]