Updated: Information updated 19 October 2018
This explains how the Environment Agency is working with Octagon Green Solutions Ltd, operators of Blaydon Quarry landfill, to reduce odour coming from the waste site. Also included is a list of which organisation is responsible for regulating the various issues which could arise during landfill site operations.
Updated: We have withdrawn the technical guidance note for combustion activities. We have added a link to the BREF technical guidance for large combustion plant.
The Environment Agency is currently updating EPR guidance to meet Smarter guidance and Government digital service requirements. Some of the generic guidance documents referred to in these technical guides have been withdrawn and replaced with new versions.
These sector technical guides are still current and how the Environment Agency regulates you and your legal requirements have not changed.
Changes to generic guidance documents are as follows:
You need to read these generic guides in addition to your sector technical guidance.
See the BREF technical guidance for paper, pulp and cardboard manufacturing.
See the BREF technical guidance for large combustion plants.
Updated: New document ‘M5 Monitoring of stack gas emissions from medium combustion plants and specified generators’ added under the list of monitoring guides.
If your company needs to comply with these laws you will need a permission from us to operate. This permission usually comes in the form of a permit, which usually requires you to monitor your emissions.
Businesses either monitor their emissions all the time, known as continuous monitoring, or at times defined in their permit, known as spot tests or periodic monitoring. In both cases they must meet our quality requirements.
MCERTS is the Environment Agency’s Monitoring Certification Scheme. It provides the framework for businesses to meet our quality requirements. If you comply with MCERTS we can have confidence in the monitoring of emissions to the environment.
MCERTS is used to approve instruments, people and laboratories.
Find an MCERTS accredited laboratory
Find a list of MCERTS certified instruments and products
Download the Method Implementation Documents (MIDs) for stack emission monitoring
Updated: Updated to improve clarity, facilitate new technologies and instantaneous flow measurement.
The Environment Agency set up its Monitoring Certification Scheme (MCERTS) to provide a framework of standards you can use to monitor things that affect the environment.
Updated: Alignment of the standard with requirements of EN 15267-4, including references to Transportable-CEMs (EN 15267-4) and the distinction between T-CEMs and Handheld Emissions Monitoring Systems (HEMS).
The Environment Agency set up its Monitoring Certification Scheme (MCERTS) to provide a framework of standards you can use to monitor things that affect the environment.