Insights

Best Available Technique (BAT) and Regulation 61

If you have an environmental permit you may have been asked to provide the EA with information regarding ‘BAT’. BAT stands for ‘Best Available Techniques’. In this piece we explain BAT, how it ties in with your permit, and your legal obligations under Regulation 61 of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016.

Fortnightly Bulletin - 21st March 2022

There should be tighter measures to prevent sewage being pumped into rivers after 105,000 spills were recorded in Wales in 2020, according to a report.

Stronger Together – Environmental Companies Unite in Mission to Take Care of the Earth

We are delighted to announce that Environmental Monitoring Solutions (EMS) is now part of Cura Terrae; a newly created environmental service group, which will also include Ecus and Envirocare.

Fortnightly Bulletin - 7th March 2022

Almost £5 billion of funding is available to help UK businesses become greener as part of the government’s commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Funding opportunities will be awarded to businesses investing in green technologies.

The Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) – What Your Business Needs to Know

The plastic packaging tax will affect UK businesses who produce or import plastic packaging. Will this impact you?

Fortnightly Bulletin - 21st February 2022

Water and sewerage companies must produce drainage and wastewater management plans looking at current and future capacity, pressures, and risks to their networks.

Would my Business Benefit from Water Footprinting?

In last week’s blog we looked at what a water footprint entails, how a water footprint assessment is carried out and the types of water footprint that exist. In this blog we are discussing why water footprinting is becoming more important and what the benefits are to business.