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Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Answer

Helen Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) what representations he has received from local bodies about revising the exemption from waste management licensing for small-scale composting sites; [143908] (2) if he will revise the exemption from waste management licensing for small-scale composting sites. [143907] Mr. Mullin: We are currently reviewing the exemption from waste management licensing for small-scale composting. The broad aim of our review is to continue to encourage the development of composting by the provision of a licensing exemption in a way which fulfils the objectives of article 4 of the waste framework directive--protection of the environment and human health. We received last year the following representations from local bodies and individuals about revising the composting exemption: Mr. Dave Middlemas and Mr. Richard Boden of the Community Composting Network, Sheffield; Mr. Nigel Walker of EcoTech Garden Group, Norfolk; Ms Rose Tannner, of the North East Sheffield Trust; Mrs. V. Rawlinson of Manchester; Ms Holly Tiffen of the Shropshire Wildlife Trust; Mr. Stuart Wallace of Derby; Mr. Ben Hooke of North London; A constituent of Damien Green, MP for Ashford, Kent; Ms Rebekah Hoyland of the Forest of Dean; Mr. Ian Smith of Heeley City Farm, Sheffield; Mr. Charlie Trousdell of KDS Composting Services, West Sussex; Mr. Gareth Morton, of Save Waste and Prosper, Leeds; Mr. Andy Moore, of the Community Recycling Network, Bristol.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

360 c375W; 143908;143907

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Compost Licensing Exemptions Domestic waste Recycling Waste management Waste disposal

Link

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