Environment Agency
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) that are relevant to permitted waste management facilities that handle organic waste, also known as biowaste. Facilities that operate under a relevant waste exemption can also use this guidance.
This guidance applies to aerobic and anaerobic processes.
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Assessing the appropriate measures that will apply to a permitted facility that handles biowaste.
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How the Environment Agency defines the terms 'biodegradable' and 'sewage sludge'.
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The source segregated biodegradable wastes the Environment Agency considers to be generically suitable for biological treatment.
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Issues to consider relating to site location, design and capacity, reducing or preventing contamination and primary and secondary containment for new and existing sites.
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General management appropriate measures and the process they apply to.
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Appropriate measures for waste pre-acceptance, acceptance and tracking.
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Appropriate measures for waste storage, segregation, transfer and handling.
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Appropriate measures for waste treatment.
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Appropriate measures related to the outputs from the waste treatment process.
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COMAH related appropriate measures for biological waste treatment.
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Emissions control related appropriate measures for biological waste treatment.
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Process efficiency related appropriate measures for biological waste treatment.
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Inhibition values for aerobic and anaerobic processes.