chip waste or ot waste

[DANWILL]

I recently bought a waste carriers licence,

Visit the enviroment agency website & e mail an enquiry.

Last time I looked as long as you are oy takeing your own generated green waste it is not a problem ....

[treefrog]

Basically for chip, logs, rakings and hedge cuttings from your work you must be registered on the lower tier licence. This one is free.

If you generate landscaping or construction waste you need to pay for a higher tier licence.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

qestion was advised by Ea yesterday moving some conifer that i needed a waste transfer licence to move and had to go to a registered tip. but when at tip guy said that as of febuary wood chip will be classed as waste and a waste transer ticket will be required to carry it £150 a year.

also leaves collected from pavments are classed as toxic waste andhas to be disposed of at a registered tip that can take hazerdous waste. is this true or is it a load of cobblers on both counts. be interested in the facts

 

Sorry for my tardiness here.

 

WCLs are no more, it's now an online register and YES it is waste (in the eyes of the EA and it has 3 different listings on the Euro. Waste Catalogue).

 

See document below which specifically mentions tree surgery waste and means you have to register, on-line & FoC, as a lower tier carrier.

 

Cheers..

Paul

 

PS IF your regional EA office says your exempt under the 'virgin timber' scenario, or otherwise, ask them to confirm in writing, and, as other have said, laminate it and keep it in the vehicle.

Who_should_register.pdf

[nona]

Sorry for my tardiness here.

 

WCLs are no more, it's now an online register and YES it is waste (in the eyes of the EA and it has 3 different listings on the Euro. Waste Catalogue).

 

See document below which specifically mentions tree surgery waste and means you have to register, on-line & FoC, as a lower tier carrier.

 

Cheers..

Paul

 

PS IF your regional EA office says your exempt under the 'virgin timber' scenario, or otherwise, ask them to confirm in writing, and, as other have said, laminate it and keep it in the vehicle.

 

There is still no need to register for waste carrier etc unless you are carrying loads of pure hedge clippings or similar "greenwaste" material. wood chip from brash/ whole trees is specified as virgin as stated in my previous post, which is the EA's own guidance.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

There is still no need to register for waste carrier etc unless you are carrying loads of pure hedge clippings or similar "greenwaste" material. wood chip from brash/ whole trees is specified as virgin as stated in my previous post, which is the EA's own guidance.

 

Not according to the EA's national policy team, although I acknowledge that often contractors are advised differently / contradictory by their EA regional office. The guidance "Who Should Register", which I posted previously, is later guidance than the Position Statement on Virgin Timber and it quite clearly makes reference to tree surgery waste and the requirement to register as a lower tier carrier.

 

The fact it is now a 'registration' process, and FoC, rather than a 'licence' process incurring a £150 cost, at least makes it a (little) bit more palatable.

 

At the end of the day, as I said earlier, IF your regional EA office is prepared to put it in writing that you are either exempt or that the requirement doesn't apply then so be it.

 

(However, please bear in mind that in the event of a prosecution, highly unlikely I know, this may not be a defence as EA could simply say they issued guidance to the best of their knowledge based on the information you supplied at the time...BUT the 'person in the white wig' may determine otherwise given the national guidance...MADNESS, but!)

 

I know this is a contentious, and emotive, issue as we don't consider our arising's to be waste, but this is my best interpretation of the regulations and guidance and we do require ARB Approved Contractors to register.

 

Cheers..

Paul

[Gary Prentice]

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Research/PS_005_Regulation_of_wood_v3.0.pdf

 

I think this link may get you to the EA document.

 

That will do for me:thumbup1: The arb exemption strikes again:lol:

[Gary Prentice]

Not according to the EA's national policy team, although I acknowledge that often contractors are advised differently / contradictory by their EA regional office. The guidance "Who Should Register", which I posted previously, is later guidance than the Position Statement on Virgin Timber and it quite clearly makes reference to tree surgery waste and the requirement to register as a lower tier carrier.

 

The fact it is now a 'registration' process, and FoC, rather than a 'licence' process incurring a £150 cost, at least makes it a (little) bit more palatable.

 

At the end of the day, as I said earlier, IF your regional EA office is prepared to put it in writing that you are either exempt or that the requirement doesn't apply then so be it.

 

(However, please bear in mind that in the event of a prosecution, highly unlikely I know, this may not be a defence as EA could simply say they issued guidance to the best of their knowledge based on the information you supplied at the time...BUT the 'person in the white wig' may determine otherwise given the national guidance...MADNESS, but!)

 

I know this is a contentious, and emotive, issue as we don't consider our arising's to be waste, but this is my best interpretation of the regulations and guidance and we do require ARB Approved Contractors to register.

 

Cheers..

Paul

 

Should have read this before posting above. We only renewed our registration last month (wonder if we can get a refund?)Damn , I could have renewed my AA subscription with the money:sneaky2:

[Kev Stephenson]

That will do for me:thumbup1: The arb exemption strikes again:lol:

 

Tree surgeon is specifically mentioned in the link from AA Paul as requiring a lower tier licence. It's free so why not.

 

Looks like the arb exemption certificate is now work as much as a pocket full of French francs