Waste Code of Practice

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Waste Code of Practice one year on

• Frank Evans

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Outline of presentation

• Waste Code of Practice interpretation, lessons
  learnt, feedback, evolution, next steps
• Landowner perspective
• Background to Code of Practice (how, why)
• Principles and scope of Code
• Benefits
• Progress
• Lessons learnt one year one
• Implications for Cluster
• Next steps (including Direct Transfer and Fixed
  Soil Treatment facilities)

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Youll know us by one name or another!
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National Grid Perspective - Landowner

• Manages environmental risks associated with its
  gasworks portfolio (both surplus and operational
  land) and electricity-related sites.
• Operates both in UK and US
• Historical use of sites
• Remediation programme sustained for c.15 years
• Sale of surplus property and significant
  contribution to UK Brownfield regeneration
• High materials re-use in remediation programme
• Leading user of remediation technologies

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What I am talking about
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Who When - Where?

• CLAIRE (chair)
• Environment Agency
• English Partnerships
• Industry representative
• SAGTA
• EIC
• HBF
• Launched in Sept 2008

• England Wales only
• Represents the further work cited in 2006
  Environment Agency document The Definition of
  Waste Developing greenfield and brownfield Sites
  April 2006
• Field-tested on Cluster pilot project in England

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Why did we need the Code?
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First two Cluster sites
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Scope of CoP Principle Considerations

• Excavated soils both contaminated and
  uncontaminated
• Risk-based
• Does not undermine Waste Framework Directive
• Definitive point at which Waste ceases to be
  waste
• Lines of evidence
• Suitability
• Quantity
• Certainty
• Materials Management Plan
• Review and Declaration by Qualified Person (QP)
• Reality recorded via Verification Report on
  completion
• Aligns with CLR11 process

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Existing scope of Code of Practice
Re-used on site of origin with out treatment.

• Site of origin
• (CLUSTER Donor site)

On site Treatment (EP)
Re-used on site of origin following treatment
CLUSTER Hub site
Cluster receiver site
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Future scope of Code of Practice
Re-used on site of origin with out treatment.

• Site of origin
• (CLUSTER Donor site)

On site Treatment (EP)
Re-used on site of origin following treatment
CLUSTER Hub site
Fixed soil treatment facility
Direct transfer and use on another site
Cluster receiver site
Receiver Site
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Benefits

• Increased re-use of excavated soils with
  consequential savings on transport miles and
  natural resources
• Waste ceases to be waste before backfilling as
  opposed after backfilling.
• Important when backfilling at another site (e.g.
  Cluster)
• Helps to reduce the blighting factor associated
  with waste licensing
• Direct Transfer opportunities have the potential
  to-
• allow greater flexibility in material reuse
• create a step-change in best practice and
  value-solutions

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Step Change
Step-change in Improvement e.g. Code of Practice
Value
Continuous improvement e.g. better remediation
techniques Quicker analytical methods etc.
Time
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Progress one year on

• Training and registration
• No. of trained individuals 220
• No. of registered qualified persons 70
• Applications
• No. of declarations with Environment Agency 17

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Reasons for rate of uptake

• Lower levels of Construction activity
• Exemptions remain as alternative (for the moment)
• Waiting for trained individuals to provide
  services
• Others waiting for process to mature before using

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Lessons learnt one year on

• Improvement to format of Materials Management
  Plan
• Number of Frequency Asked Questions (51 no.)
• Qualified Person
• Cluster
• Verification reports
• Relevant factors
• Aggregates protocol

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What it means for Cluster?
Site A
Landfill

1. A to B. 4000 m3 for treatment
2. From A. 2000 m3 to landfill
3. B to A. Return 4000 m3 treated for backfill
4. B to A. 2000 m3 of surplus stockpile for backfill
5. C to B. 3000m3 for treatment
6. B. to C. 3000 m3 surplus stockpile for backfill
7. From D. 3000m3 to landfill
8. B to D. 3000 m3 of treated soils (originally from
   C)

Site B
Site D
Site C
Landfill
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Constraints to Cluster

• Used to be Definition of Waste
• Now waste issue largely unlocked
• Exchange of materials remains important variation
• Direct transfer
• Main constraints now
• Planning regulations
• Perceptions of waste management centres
• Inclusion of sites that are not part of a
  pre-defined Cluster
• Multi-landowner contractual arrangements

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Complexities of Cluster
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Direct Transfer

• Proposals drafted by steering group for
  consideration by Environment Agency
• Similar to re-use at site of origin
• Materials meet relevant criteria
• Holder of material to be satisfied
• Signed declaration from Qualified Person
• Either Donor or Receiver site can own process

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Fixed Soil Treatment Facilities

• Could operate as a Cluster site under current CoP
  but commercially inefficient
• Role for operator as holder of the waste
• Cease to be waste prior to dispatch
• Most efficient if can be producing
  specification-grade materials
• Use Direct Transfer approach in short-term

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Next steps and concluding thoughts

• Direct Transfer and Fixed Soil Treatment
  Facilities
• Use following changes to how exemptions are used
• Greater use of Code across sector
• Market-development in provision of Qualified
  Person services
• Evolution and integration of material management
  plans and site waste management plans
• Overlaps with other Construction sector
  activities
• Celebrate and build on success
• Better regulation. EA engagement. Cross-sector
  support
• Delivering sustainability. Solution not a problem

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Accessing Code of Practise

• CoP is freely available on CLAIRE website
  www.claire.co.uk
• QP training is offered by CLAIRE. Contact
  Kirstie McCulloch cop_at_claire.co.uk
• CLAIRE maintain register of attendance on QP
  training.
• CLAIRE is the recognised registration body for
  QP.
• Example of Materials Management Plan to be on
  www.claire.co.uk
• FAQs - EA web site (about code and regulatory
  position)
• FAQs - CLAIRE web site (generated from training
  events and steering group re practical aspects
  of use of code)
• Thank you for your attention