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>> EA engagement with industry

The Environment Agency and businesses talk about current and future regulation and expressions of interest are invited on training covering how the EA carries out compliance assessment and scoring.

>> REA submits evidence on single-use plastics

The REA has responded to the government's call for evidence on single-use plastics. Government is considering how best to reduce the amount we waste and drive innovation.

>> Defra Digest of waste and resource statistics 2018

The Digest of Waste and Resource Statistics is a compendium of statistics on a range of waste and resource areas, based on data published mainly by Defra, WRAP, the Environment Agency, Office for National Statistics, and Eurostat. They are collated in this Digest for ease of use.

>> Defra republish Sewage Sludge in Agriculture Code of Practice

Work to republish the Code has been undertaken to address concerns received that a formatting of the code to enable publication onto gov.uk had introduced factual changes.

>> Deployment data and MAGIC

There has been concern from a number of landspreading operators that the closure of the What's in Your Backyard (WIYBY) service in April and replacement with MAGIC has meant that the new scaling provided is not adequate. An explanation from the EA below, explains more on this subject.

ORG Update

Bioenergy Sector Group meeting

4th June - London

The REA are holding a bioenergy super sector group meeting to bring together different sectors of the REA to hear the latest updates relevant to them, whilst having the opportunity to network with other sectors. This members' day is split into sessions focused on specific areas along with a general policy update and networking opportunities. Full agenda and booking can be found here. The ORG and Biogas sessions include updates on policy and regulatory issues including the EA's review of permits and APHA's fees.

Saving our Soils: Understanding and Improving Soil Health

20th June 2018 - London

If you have an interest in the topic of soil health, compost, digestate, biochar, sustainable growth of crops – or the science behind applying organic materials to land - you may want to consider joining us for our event - Saving our Soils. Note: This event has been approved by BASIS and will provide BASIS CPD points.

REA, AD Network, BSSS, NFU, CLA, CCS and BCS Members - £75 + VAT

All other delegates - £125 + VAT.

Organics Recycling online

The latest edition of ORG's quarterly magazine Organics Recycling is now available on-line. This provides an additional, convenient way in which REA members can read about biodegradable waste management topics. This on-line service supports wider readership, further raising awareness of topical subjects and the advertised products and services.

Please click HERE to view previous editions.

ORG Events

Super Sector Group Meeting on the 4th June in London, see HERE for more details

Saving Our Soils, 20th June, London

Understanding PAS100 in full, 25th June 2018, Birmingham

Understanding PAS110 in full, 26th June 2018, Birmingham

HACCP for AD, 16th July 2018, Birmingham

HACCP for Composting, 17th July 2018, Birmingham

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