Environment Agency issues Draft Guidance on the treatment of waste by thermal desorption

Posted on: August 15, 2011

The draft guidance document is applicable to installations and mobile plant that undertake thermal desorption as a Part A (1) activity listed in Schedule 1 of the Environmental Permitting Regulations (England & Wales) 2010.

The aim of the guidance will be to set out the additional indicative Best Available Techniques (BAT) requirements that Environment Agency expect regulated facilities to meet for these activities as an addendum to existing Sector Guidance Note S5.06

Please use the link above to view the consultation documents and to leave any comments for the Environment Agency as part of the consultation process which is due to end 1st November 2011.