The Environment Agency has approved Veolia’s application to alter its environmental permit to allow the processing of healthcare orange bagged waste at its energy from waste plant at Tyseley, Birmingham.
The permit alteration allows orange-bagged healthcare waste to be processed at Tyseley
Published on 8 June, the Agency’s decision document said it is “satisfied” that Veolia meets the requirements under the Industrial Emissions Directive, which requires infectious clinical waste to be placed directly into the furnace, without first being mixed with other categories of waste and without direct handling.
The waste management company had proposed that the clinical waste will be received in orange bags contained in 770 litre wheeled bins, and then be transferred into metal loading containers. A hoist system will then be used to lift the metal containers and tip the orange bags directly into the hopper.
The decision means Veolia can now process hazardous clinical waste in their two municipal waste incineration lines at the 350,000 tonnes per annum capacity plant.
The Environment Agency said: “We have decided to grant the variation for Tyseley Energy from Waste Plant operated by Veolia ES Birmingham Limited.
“We consider in reaching that decision we have taken into account all relevant considerations and legal requirements and that the permit will ensure that the appropriate level of environmental protection is provided.”
The application was submitted by Veolia in January and published in April (see letsrecycle.com story.
Application
Veolia said in its application that changes made would be minimal in order to allow the variation.
“We consider in reaching that decision we have taken into account all relevant considerations and legal requirements”
It also said that it had previously accepted orange bagged waste at its Energy Recovery facilities in 2019 and successfully treated 2,700 tonnes of waste at Tyseley without negative environmental impact.
The decision document also confirmed that the environmental impact of the changes would not negatively affect current emissions.
The change follows the authorisation of incinerating orange bagged waste in England, after being established in other European jurisdictions.
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