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	UK News UPDATED WEBSITE NEW WASTE REGS ARRIVED !
			IPPC PERMIT GRANTED Edelchemie applied in August 2005 for a IPPC permit for the treatment activities at its facility in Market Harborough in order to comply with legal requirements. Following a detailed assessment by the Environment Agency and consultation with various statutory bodies, a Permit No. UP3637SP was granted on 16/12/2005. The Permit controls the metal recovery and associated activities that Edelchemie carries out at its Market Harborough site. It thereby partly supersedes the existing Waste Management Licence WML 454/1 and Edelchemie has changed its Working Plan attached to WML 454/1 to reflect the new situation. New monitoring and reporting requirements have been introduced through the Permit and we have amended our procedures so that we comply with our new duties.

			UPDATED WEBSITE Edelchemie is pleased to announce that its new website is now up and running. The website offers updated information on the Company, its treatment technologies and services. Waste producers can request an online quotation for their waste materials and request the relevant Duty of Care information to satisfy their statutory duties. Existing customers can also request collections of their waste via the website. Edelchemie is committed to keeping its website up to date with company statements, press releases and other communications which will be made public via its News UK section and will be stored in its on-line archive. Edelchemie is planning to produce a quarterly newsletter which will keep interested parties up to date with the latest developments in treatment technologies, environmental legislation and other relevant news. Subscribing to the newsletter can be done via Edelchemie's home page. We hope you will find our website and newsletters of interest ! Back to top

			NEW WASTE REGS ARRIVED ! The Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 (HWR) have come into force on the 16th of July 2005 and impact on the whole of the UK's waste management, from producer to final disposer including you !!! The key changes to existing legislation include : PREMISES NOTIFICATION Where hazardous waste is to be produced at or removed from any premises (other than exempt premises), the premises must be notified to the Environment Agency. No carrier or consignee may handle hazardous waste unless it has come from registered premises - doing so will be a finable offence. The notification is an annual requirement and is valid for one year. You can register yourself via http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/waste/1019330/1100728/?lang=_e or else contact our office. INCREASED LEVELS OF INFORMATION ON CONSIGNMENT NOTES AND CONSIGNMENT NOTE CHARGES In addition to the current information on consignment notes the following extra information will be required : premises notification number, Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC), UN Number (from ADR Regs), proper shipping name (from ADR Regs), class (from ADR Regs), packing group (from ADR Regs), any special handling instructions and the six figure EWC code for each waste. PROCEDURES FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE Changes in the criteria for the assessment and classification of waste as hazardous will come into force as of the 16th of July 2005. These changes are numerous and relatively complicated - however it must be emphasized that if your waste was classified as “special” it will not necessarily be classified as hazardous or if it was classified as “non-special” it will not necessarily be classified as non-hazardous. ABOLITION OF PRE-NOTIFICATION Although consignment notes will continue to be required there will no longer be a requirement for hazardous waste consignments to be pre-notified to the EA. REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING The consignor (waste producer), carrier and consignee (waste receiver) will all be required to retain copies of the con signment notes. The consignee will make quarterly returns to the EA detailing all information on the consignment note as well as the appropriate disposal and recycling codes. The EA will charge the consignee for each consignment reported and expects a charge for this administration to be passed onto the producer. The consignee must also supply waste returns to the consignor detailing the same information as supplied to the EA within 30 days of receipt of the waste. These records must be kept by all parties for at least 3 years. We will be happy to advise you as to how to organise your records to ensure compliance. FIXED PENALTY CHARGES Fixed penalty fines of £300.00 per offence are being introduced by the EA for failure to : 1. notify premises 2. adequately complete consignment notes 3. supply quarterly returns to the EA 4. supply consignment note returns to the consignor It will be an offence under the new regulations to provide false or misleading information and the EA are to mobilise an initial team of 80 representatives to enforce and regulate these changes. We at Edelchemie are working hard to ensure the all waste movements to our facilities comply with the new regulations and minimise the burden for our customers. Should you have any queries on the above matters, please contact us. Back to top