The Medworth Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Facility Order 2024

Waste hierarchy scheme

14.—(1) Prior to the date of final commissioning, the undertaker must submit to the relevant planning authority for approval a scheme, which sets out arrangements for maintenance of the waste hierarchy and which aims to minimise recyclable and reusable waste received at the authorised development during the commissioning and operational period of the authorised development (the “waste hierarchy scheme”).

(2) The waste hierarchy scheme must include details of—

(a) operational procedures that seek to ensure that waste suitable for recycling and reuse is not received at the authorised development. These procedures are to be annually reviewed and, where practicable, improved;

(b) a record of the tonnages of any waste identified by the undertaker prior to tipping into the waste bunker at the authorised development and rejected as it was identified as being suitable for recycling, reuse or both;

(c) a record of tonnages of waste considered suitable for recycling, reuse or both that has been diverted further up the waste hierarchy by persons who also send waste to be processed at the authorised development, as far as practicable;

(d) a record to be kept of how these procedures have been regularly reviewed (on an annual basis at a minimum), what changes were made, and how these have reduced the amount of waste potentially suitable for recycling and reuse being processed at the authorised development;

(e) how waste transfer notes and weighbridge data detailing the sources of the residual waste will be collected and retained;

(f) the types of waste and permitted EWC codes to be accepted at the authorised development as specified by the environmental permit;

(g) how waste delivered to the authorised development will be checked to ensure compliance with the permitted EWC codes;

(h) arrangements for ensuring that commercial suppliers deliver only those EWC codes which are permitted; and

(i) records which are to be kept for the purposes of demonstrating compliance with the waste hierarchy scheme and for allowing inspection of such records by the relevant planning authority.

(3) The relevant planning authority must consult with the Environment Agency before approving any scheme submitted under sub-paragraph (1).

(4) The waste hierarchy scheme must be implemented as approved under sub-paragraph (1).