October 2016 – Environmental Compliance Journal This month we wanted to highlight a piece of legislation that came into force on 24th February 2016. The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016 reduced the regulatory burdens on businesses through permitting delegation with signing off reports and removing the requirement to provide an operational […]
Environmental Compliance Journal – September 2016 This month we wanted to highlight a piece of legislation that came into force earlier this year. The Unauthorised Deposit of Waste (Fixed Penalties) Regulations 2016 amended Part 2 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to establish provisions for the unlawful disposal of waste. The change which came into […]
There were two pieces of legislation we wanted to pick up on this month. The first is The Carbon Budget Order 2016 which comes under the Climate Change Act 2008. It sets the budget for the 2028-2032 period at 1,725 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e). That would limit the annual emissions to an […]
There have been no major changes in what we consider pertinent environmental legislation, although this will almost certainly change following the nations decision the last month. For now, there have been changes under an EU Directive that we have noted. This is the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive 2000/53/EC on the use of lead, mercury, cadmium or […]
Environmental compliance Journal – June 2016 On April 6th 2016, The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2016 came into force. It amended the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulation 2010. The changes brings flood risk activities to the Environmental Permitting Framework which replaces the flood defence consent scheme. This means that flood […]
May Monthly Legislation Update The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 were approved on March 15th this year. There were a number of changes but we believe the most relevant is Regulation 7A which brings the EPB Regulations in line with the Building Regulations 2010. The regulation only applies where a […]
April Monthly Legislation Update Recently, Green Element have been asked a number of questions regarding lighting and any legal limitations they have when fitting and replacing new lamps. So it made sense this month to cover recent changes in the EU Lighting Directive. Under the Directive a phase out schedule was set out back in […]
March Monthly Legislation Update Under an amendment to The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations, as of 1st April 2016 businesses will no longer be required to register as a Hazardous Waste Producer (currently costing £18 a year). Up until that date companies are only required to re-register if their premise produces 500kg of hazardous […]
Two future changes for 2016 have been highlighted this month. This month Green Element has focused on the Treasury-led consultation back in November 2015 on improving the effectiveness of measures to improve business energy efficiency. As businesses are often quite confused with which scheme they need to report on (e.g. ESOS, Climate Change Levy (CCL), […]
This month Green Element have picked out two changes in legislation that we feel are worth knowing. The Waste Batteries and Accumulators (Amendment) Regulations 2015 amended the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009. It officially came into force on 1st January and has removed a number of requirements for the producer; operational plans, submitting of […]