Landfill Gas Regulations
UK Landfill Gas Emissions Control
The Stringent EA Controls, Which Limit UK Landfill Gas Emissions to Minimise the Emission of Carbon Dioxide thought to be a Significant Cause of Climate Change The UK waste management industry is required to control landfill gas emissions to a high standard. The Environment Agency (EA) is responsible for regulating landfills and ensuring that all […]
Landfill Site Permit Applications – The Role of Risk Assessments in Emissions Control
Landfill site emissions risk assessments are a mandatory requirement for environmental permit applications (previously known as Landfill Site PPC Applications). They identify possible hazards to the environment and public health from landfill gas and leachate. The procedure calls for a thorough examination of landfill emissions, including assessments of the effects on the air, groundwater, and surface […]
UK Landfill Gas Emissions – Stringent EA Controls Implemented
The waste management industry is required to control UK landfill gas emissions to a high standard. The Environment Agency (EA) ensures that all licensed (closed) or permitted landfill sites which contain landfill gas are regulated to ensure that emissions are kept to a minimum. This is enforced either under the pollution prevention and control (PPC) […]
How to Use Biogas from Landfills While Protecting the Environment
Read this to find out how to use biogas from landfills, and how using it also helps the environment and reduces the emission of greenhouse gases. Yes. Landfills for municipal solid waste, can be a source of renewable energy from their landfill gas. Landfill gas is “biogas”! Modern landfills are, in fact, just very large […]
What are Carbon Credits?
Carbon credits explained! The carbon credit trading technique is a crucial element of state and global emissions trading schemes to help manage global warming. But, what exactly are Carbon Credits? Now read on: The idea behind using carbon credits is to cap industries at a global scale in the amount of yearly emissions they produce. […]
