Notice

CR0 4TH, Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd: environmental permit application advertisement – EPR/NP3522SM/A001

Published 31 October 2024

Applies to England

Details of the application

The Environment Agency has received a new bespoke application for an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 from Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd.

Application number

EPR/NP3522SM/A001

Regulated facility type

This is a new Bespoke application for the operation of an Anaerobic Digestion plant which will provide treatment of organic food wastes. The process will generate biogas which will be processed by a 1.2MWth CHP engine to generate heat and electricity that will be mainly used by the AD plant, the excess biogas will be processed by a biogas upgrading plant to meet the National Grid standard and exported to the National Grid.

The AD activity falls under the Schedule 1 Activity [Section 5.4 A(1)(b)(i) of the EPR 2016 - Recovery or a mix of recovery and disposal of non-hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 75 tonnes per day (or 100 tonnes per day if the only waste treatment activity is anaerobic digestion) involving biological treatment.]

In addition the site will operate a waste water treatment activity which falls under Schedule 1 Activity Section 5.4 A(1)(a)(ii) - Disposal of non-hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 50 tonnes per day (or 100 tonnes per day if the only waste treatment activity is anaerobic digestion) involving physico-chemical treatment.

The facility also includes other directly associated activities including a physical carbon capture process.

Regulated facility address

Beddington Lane
79-83 Beddington Lane
London
CR0 4TH

The application includes:

  • the completed application form
  • a non-technical summary
  • a summary of the management system
  • an environmental risk assessment
  • proposed operating techniques, including an assessment of best available techniques
  • management plans to address any key risks
  • modelling and monitoring of any significant emissions to air, land or water
  • a report on the condition of the site
  • raw material usage and measures for energy efficiency and avoiding waste production

How to view and comment on the application

If you have any comments on the application send these by 28 November 2024.

You can comment:

Online: view and comment on the application using Citizen Space

Via email: pscpublicresponse@environment-agency.gov.uk

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