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Landfill

Landfill is the disposal of waste which cannot be reused, recycled or recovered, into or onto land. It forms the lowest aspect of the European Waste Framework Directive’s waste hierarchy. The EU’s Landfill Directive aims to reduce the amount of waste to landfill by finding ways to recover value from waste and develop more sustainable management practices. Disposal to landfill is the least preferre

Best Available Techniques (BAT) reference documents (BREFs)

BREFs and the BAT conclusions they contain form the basis for permitting PPC Part A activities. A BREF – a Best Available Technique (BAT) Reference Document – is a publication resulting from a series of exchanges of information between a variety of stakeholders, including regulators, industry and environmental non-governmental organisations.

BREFs and the BAT conclusions they contain form the basis for permitting PPC Part A activities. A BREF – a Best Available Technique (BAT) Reference Document – is a publication resulting from a series of exchanges of information between a variety of stakeholders, including regulators, industry and environmental non-governmental organisations. BREFs and the BAT conclusions they contain form the basis for permitting PPC Part A activities. A BREF – a Best Available Technique (BAT) Reference Document – is a publication resulting from a series of exchanges of information between a variety of stakeholders, including regulators, industry and environmental non-governmental organisations. What are BREFs for? BREFs bring together users’ real-wor

Special waste advisory notes

List of special waste advisory notes for a range of waste producers.

List of special waste advisory notes for a range of waste producers. These notes clarify the procedures for consigning special (hazardous) wastes and also, for certain types of waste, their potential hazardous properties and how they are classified in the EWC. Their main purpose is to: assist the determination of whether a waste is special or not which may not be the case studied in the joint Agencies guidance: Guidance on the classification and assessment of wast

Discharge to the sea or an estuary

Mean low water spring mark If you are discharging to the sea or an estuary, you must discharge below the Mean Low Water Spring (MLWS) mark. The MLWS mark is how far the sea goes out at low tide. The lowest point a tide will normally reach is marked on an Ordnance Survey (OS) map as MLWS. You can access maps using our NGR Tool. To see the MLWS you must click the "Zoom to OS 1:25,000 map" button. If

Dalgety Bay

Dalgety bay updates

Dalgety bay updates SEPA confirms Dalgety Bay remediation work is complete SEPA is satisfied that the remediation work carried out by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and its contractor Balfour Beatty, alongside future monitoring plans and agreed maintenance of rock armour by Fife Council, means the public will be able to enjoy access again for the first time since 2011. SEPA has been able to work with p

Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory

The Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI) is a Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) and has the primary purpose of making publicly available officially reported annual releases of specified pollutants to air and water from SEPA-regulated industrial facilities. It also provides information on off-site transfers of waste and waste-water from these facilities. The SPRI data is collect

Environmental crime protocol

A summary of SEPA's responsibilities relating to evironmental crime protocal.

A summary of SEPA's responsibilities relating to evironmental crime protocal. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Services (COPFS) and SEPA are committed to ensuring effective liaison so that reports from SEPA achieve the best outcome for the environment and the public interest. The Environmental Crime Protocol has been developed to ensure that liaison arrangements between COPFS and SEPA are transparent, with cases being dealt with in the most effective and consistent wa

Dunbar Energy Recovery Facility, Oxwellmains Landfill, Dunbar, East Lothian

Introduction On 30 May 2022 SEPA received an application from Dunbar Waste Services Limited for a substantial variation to the Permit number PPC/A/1032878/ CP01, as varied, for their energy from waste (EFW) facility at Dunbar, East Lothian. This activity is regulated under the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (commonly known as PPC). The initial four week public consult

Guidance

Definition of waste guidance Is it waste? - SEPA Guidance Supplementary Guidance to “Is it waste?" Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) guidance Guide to scheme articles, non-scheme articles and non-Scottish articles Guide to deposit labelling and signage Healthcare waste guidance Guidance for the storage and treatment of healthcare waste End-of-waste guidance Guidance on the Production of Fully Rec

Water

Water regulations in the Scottish environment

Water regulations in the Scottish environment Activities such as discharges to the water environment, abstractions, and physical works in rivers and lochs can threaten the water environment and the animals and people that rely on it. This section explains the regulations that protect Scotland’s water environment, what kind of permissions you will need and information on any charges that may apply. What water regulations apply in Scotland? The

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