Guidance

Waste incinerators: guidance on impact assessment for group 3 metals stack

Guidance to applicants on how the Environment Agency will consider air quality impact assessments from group 3 metals stack emissions from municipal waste incinerators and waste wood co-incinerators.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 15 October 2012
• Last updated: 28 June 2016 — See all updates

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Releases from municipal waste incinerators - Guidance to applicants on impact assessment for group 3 metals stack

Ref: LIT 7349

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This paper provides guidance to applicants on how the Environment Agency will consider air quality impact assessments from Group 3 metals stack emissions from municipal waste incinerators and waste wood co-incinerators when we determine permit applications in respect of Schedule 1 activities under the Environmental Permit Regulations 2010 (EPR).

Metals assessments from other plant subject to the Waste Incineration Directive may use the method in this guidance if they can justify the data as representative.

Published 15 October 2012
Last updated 28 June 2016 + show all updates

1. 28 June 2016

   This guidance includes a number of minor changes including an updated statistical data set of operator self monitoring data for the use of municipal waste incinerators and waste wood co-incinerators.

2. 15 October 2012

   First published.