Waste incineration plant operated by waste or sewage businesses
What you must do
Check if you need an authorisation
If you burn waste or sewage sludge as a fuel or for disposal in a technical unit or mobile plant you must have an authorisation:
- In Northern Ireland, you will need a pollution prevention and control (PPC) permit, waste management licence or registered exemption
- In Scotland, you will need an EASR registration or permit
You must comply with the conditions in your authorisation.
There are special requirements for disposing of certain waste, such as animal by-products, animal carcasses and food waste.
The Waste Incineration Directive (WID) applies to most waste incineration and co-incineration plants.
If the WID applies to your facility, your authorisation will have conditions that implement the strict rules set by the WID, including:
- process requirements, e.g. for delivery and receiving waste
- operating conditions, e.g. residues (burn out), combustion requirements (time and temperature) and energy recovery
- air emission limits
- water emission limits
- monitoring requirements.
Further information
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