Earlier today, Parishes Against Incinerators (PAIN) - the local group opposed to the development of the Rivenhall waste facility - confirmed that they would be launching a legal challenge against the facility proposals, and asserted that they would be seeking a Judicial Review of the...
Since the construction of the Indaver Ireland Ltd Waste to Energy Facility, with subsequent revegetation of the site, the overall biodiversity value of the site has improved, considerably. This is due to an increase in the overall diversity of habitat types and species encountered on...
The Environment Agency announced earlier today that "following detailed technical scrutiny of the proposals over the last 20 months together with careful consideration of all received consultation processes" it has issued the Variation of the Environmental Permit for the proposed operation of the Integrated Waste...
In January 2019, Indaver and Gent Fairhead & Co Ltd. (GFC) submitted a variation application to the Environment Agency, outlining several changes to the proposed Rivenhall IWMF. These were namely, stricter controls on emissions of NOx, SO2 and certain heavy metals, as well as a...
The Environment Agency announced on January 2nd that it has issued a new Draft Environmental Permit for the proposed operation of the Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) at Rivenhall Airfield. The consolidated Permit incorporates variations that will authorise operations entirely consistent with the IWMF planning...
The Review Process, Finished. The conclusions of the Best Available Techniques (BAT) for Waste Incineration (WI) were recently published in the Official Journal of the EU after a thorough, five-year reviewing process. These published techniques will ensure that best practices are always implemented with regards to...
There's been a drastic update in recent weeks pertaining to the area's waste management services. An import tax introduced on foreign waste for incineration (amounting to almost £30 per tonne) has meant that 200,000 tonnes worth of waste previously destined for incineration in the Netherlands,...
GFC are pleased to note that Essex County Council have consulted on the most recent studies we provided as a result of our public consultation surrounding the Rivenhall IWMF. We also acknowledge the resolution made by the Committee to go along with the recommendation to...