If You Run A Tree Business - This Affects You

[Mr Ed]

Great idea Dean prehaps Ed could e-mail a link to the relevant person ?

 

Out of respect, Its Steve's Forum. If he wishes to invite the EA on here, I'll leave it to him.

[Arborlord]

Ok refrase i paid for it takes 2 weeks tho they did say could take 2 months.

 

They was abit vague so i just thought if i got it shuts em up for three years.

 

It still annoys me we really do recycle 100percent.

 

The place i go just got machine that chips logs brash the works so any logs not used get chipped sold and reused.

 

But its the transporting of the chip that they get you on. You need a license to transport chip brash and logs

 

But hey if you wanna play in their court gotta play by their rules as much as i love a winge.

 

[Steve Bullman]

Out of respect, Its Steve's Forum. If he wishes to invite the EA on here, I'll leave it to him.

 

thanks Ed, but you are welcome to email them if you think its worth doing, i've no idea who to email anyway:confused1:

[Quickthorn]

Yes we need one but then what about exemptions and how those exemptions work.

 

Perhaps the EA should be pointed in the direction of this thread to see for themselves what chaos they have caused

 

A united front would be better than lots of individuals. Are any of you in any arb trade associations? what are they doing to stick up for you?

 

The only things I'm in are forestry related, and tree waste isn't such a problem.

[penfold]

I told the EA in leeds that this thread was growing rapidly as everybody has been told one thing and now others are telling them something else. I was told that logs are fine as they are produce but woodchip is classed as waste:huh: and that the exemptions dont come into effect until next year:blink:

[Quickthorn]

I told the EA in leeds that this thread was growing rapidly as everybody has been told one thing and now others are telling them something else.

 

Speaking of which..

 

I wrote a long letter to the EA in response to their consultation. I got an answer which included a link to an EA position statement on regulation of wood. They make the distinction between virgin and non-virgin timbers:

 

"Virgin timber is timber from:

• whole trees and the woody parts of trees including branches and bark derived

from forestry works, woodland management, tree surgery and other similar

operations (it does not include clippings or trimmings that consist primarily of

foliage2);

• virgin wood processing (e.g. wood offcuts, shavings or sawdust from sawmills)

or timber product manufacture dealing in virgin timber.

 

Virgin timbers are not waste and are not subject to waste regulatory controls

provided they are certain to be used for purposes to which virgin wood is commonly

put. These include use as:

• woodchip in gardens or on pathways;

• a raw material for composting;

• animal bedding;

• fuel in an appliance;

• a raw material for the production of wood-based products or in paper

production.

But if virgin timber is mixed with waste timber or any other waste, the mixed load is

classed as waste."

 

I think this has been posted on this site before, years ago, but I couldn't find it anywhere.

 

If "virgin timber" is not waste, then waste carriers' licencing, environmental permitting and exemptions do not apply, subject to the quote above. I wish their advice line had said that in the first place !!. The only thing that might be needed is an EP exemption for burning.

 

I might print this off and have a copy in the cab of the truck, just in case I do get stopped by anyone.

[Peter]

All fine as long as you never top any leylandii.

[skyhuck]

Speaking of which..

 

I wrote a long letter to the EA in response to their consultation. I got an answer which included a link to an EA position statement on regulation of wood. They make the distinction between virgin and non-virgin timbers:

 

"Virgin timber is timber from:

• whole trees and the woody parts of trees including branches and bark derived

from forestry works, woodland management, tree surgery and other similar

operations (it does not include clippings or trimmings that consist primarily of

foliage2);

• virgin wood processing (e.g. wood offcuts, shavings or sawdust from sawmills)

or timber product manufacture dealing in virgin timber.

 

Virgin timbers are not waste and are not subject to waste regulatory controls

provided they are certain to be used for purposes to which virgin wood is commonly

put. These include use as:

• woodchip in gardens or on pathways;

• a raw material for composting;

• animal bedding;

• fuel in an appliance;

• a raw material for the production of wood-based products or in paper

production.

But if virgin timber is mixed with waste timber or any other waste, the mixed load is

classed as waste."

 

I think this has been posted on this site before, years ago, but I couldn't find it anywhere.

 

If "virgin timber" is not waste, then waste carriers' licencing, environmental permitting and exemptions do not apply, subject to the quote above. I wish their advice line had said that in the first place !!. The only thing that might be needed is an EP exemption for burning.

 

I might print this off and have a copy in the cab of the truck, just in case I do get stopped by anyone.

 

Good Man!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I said I did not carry waste!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nailer]

Good work, Quickthorn.

End of.

[Mesterh]

Speaking of which..

 

I wrote a long letter to the EA in response to their consultation. I got an answer which included a link to an EA position statement on regulation of wood. They make the distinction between virgin and non-virgin timbers:

 

"Virgin timber is timber from:

• whole trees and the woody parts of trees including branches and bark derived

from forestry works, woodland management, tree surgery and other similar

operations (it does not include clippings or trimmings that consist primarily of

foliage2);

• virgin wood processing (e.g. wood offcuts, shavings or sawdust from sawmills)

or timber product manufacture dealing in virgin timber.

 

Virgin timbers are not waste and are not subject to waste regulatory controls

provided they are certain to be used for purposes to which virgin wood is commonly

put. These include use as:

• woodchip in gardens or on pathways;

• a raw material for composting;

• animal bedding;

• fuel in an appliance;

• a raw material for the production of wood-based products or in paper

production.

But if virgin timber is mixed with waste timber or any other waste, the mixed load is

classed as waste."

 

I think this has been posted on this site before, years ago, but I couldn't find it anywhere.

 

If "virgin timber" is not waste, then waste carriers' licencing, environmental permitting and exemptions do not apply, subject to the quote above. I wish their advice line had said that in the first place !!. The only thing that might be needed is an EP exemption for burning.

 

I might print this off and have a copy in the cab of the truck, just in case I do get stopped by anyone.

 

What is the stance on woodchip?

Looks like you found a nice valuable piece of info there