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>> EA feedback responses from industry on biowaste permits

The EA has provided a summary of the responses that they received from industry concerning a review of permit conditions to improve environmental outcomes.

>> REA response to EFRA committee's inquiry on the state of peatland in England.

EFRA seeks views from industry into how peatland in England has been degraded, the environmental impacts and how it can be restored.

>> Vegware guidance on accepting compostable packaging into your site

Vegware, one of the leading producers of compostable packaging has provided this visual guidance for composting sites to assist them with identifying what to look for on compostable packaging.

>> EA releases briefing note on Quality Protocols

The EA is going to review all thirteen Quality Protocols and decide whether they are still fit for purpose. This work will be carried out over the next 12 - 18 months with compost, digestate and poultry litter ash QPs being the first 3 to be reviewed.

>> Call for evidence on standards for biodegradable, compostable and bio-based plastics

Government calls for evidence on standards for biodegradable, compostable and bio-based plastics, including the impacts of such plastics on waste processing.
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Working groups & projects in which AfOR participates
 
AfOR's primary aim is to facilitate the sustainable development of the biowaste management sector in the UK.  Much of AfOR's facilitation work comprises active roles in working groups and projects that influence development of this sector.
 
Please contact AfOR to raise an issue or express interest in participating in any AfOR convened working group.
 
Title of working group / development project Acronym AfOR staff participating Frequency of meetings
AfOR Compost Certification Scheme Technical Advisory Group
 AfOR CCS TAG JJ, EN, KZ Quarterly
AfOR Health & Safety Group AfOR H&SG JJ, GT Quarterly
AfOR Feedstock Contamination Special Interest Group AfOR FC SIG JJ, KZ Quarterly
Biobased products (secretariat: British Standards Institution) BSI MI/2 GT Quarterly
Biodegradable packaging committee (secretariat: British Standards Institution) BSI PKW/000/0-/01 EN As required
Biofertiliser Certification Scheme's Oversight Panel BCS EN Quarterly
Biofertiliser matrix and digestate trials WRAP SSG KZ As required
Bio Group (compost-like-outputs) Bio Group JJ As required
CIWM BioSIG CIWM BioSIG KZ Quarterly
European Compost Network's working groups
ECN WG1 - European Policy
ECN WG2 - Quality Assurance
ECN WG3 - Integrated Biowaste Management
ECN WG4 - Anaerobic Digestion
EN
KZ
KZ
KZ
 Quarterly
European End of Waste Technical Working Group EC EoW TWG EN As required
New feedstocks for composting, anaerobic digestion and biological treatment
 EA NFs SIG JJ, KZ Quarterly
Packaging Committee (secretariat: British Standards Institution) BSI PKW/000 EN As required
Regional Technical Advisory Board, Eastern RTAB Eastern JJ Quarterly
Sustainable Growing Media Task Force:
- Improving confidence in the use of green compost
- Growing Media Greenhouse Gas Emissions
P6c
P3
EN
KZ
 As required
Sustainable Organic Resources Partnership: Technical Expert Advisory Group
 SORP TEAG KZ Quarterly
Waste Protocols Advisory Board
 WPAB JJ Biannually
Wood Waste Quality Protocol and Publicly Available Specification for the recycling of wood wastes
 Wood QP & PAS 110 EN As required
Waste Industry Saftey and Health Forum WISH JJ Quarterly
United Kingdom Renewable Packaging Group (secretariat National Non Food Crops Centre) UKRPG GT, EN Quarterly
 
Key: JJ - Jeremy Jacobs, EN - Emily Nichols, KZ - Kiara Zennaro, GT - Gordon Thompson
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