Waste & Disposal

Organisations/Web Sites

• The Environment Agency.
• The Composting Association.
• The National Energy Foundation.
• Biomass fuels for heating. DTI News page. 
• Waste Guide - DETR
• A consultation paper on limiting landfill.- DETR
• Planning Policy Guidance Note 10: Planning and Waste management. - DETR
• Flytipping Forum - Environment Agency
• Waste Management - Environment Agency
• Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions
• Her Majesty's Stationary Office
• Eco Composting Ltd
• County Mulch Ltd

Legislation

If you are UK based and carrying waste (such as tree arisings) you may need to register as a waste carrier. Contact the Environment Agency on 0645 333 111 for further details.

• Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994.
• The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991
• Control of Pollution Act 1974.
• Public Health Act 1936
• Refuse Disposal (amenity) Act 1978
• Food and Environment Protection Act 1985. (FEPA)
• Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989.
• Environment Protection Act 1990.
• Clean Air Act 1993.
• Control of Smoke Pollution Act 1989.
• Water Act 1989.

Publications

• The Registration of Waste Carriers. Leaflet. Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
• Health & Safety at Composting Sites - A Guidance Note for Site Managers. Book. Available from the  The Composting Association.
• Waste Management, The Duty of Care, A Code of Practice. Booklet. HMSO. ISBN 0-11-753210-X.
• Mulch - black polythene to aid tree establishment. ARN 71/87. AAIS
• Mulch - sheet mulches: suitable materials and how to use them. ARN 72/87 AAIS
• Mulch - Wood chips as mulch or soil amendment. ARIN 123/94.AAIS
• Compost from woody wastes. 1996. APN 2. AAIS
• Fertiliser - sewage sludge as fertiliser in amenity and reclamation plantings. First Published 1988. ARN 76/94. AAIS

Composting Equipment Suppliers & Services (also see chippers)

• Arbor Eater. UK. Tel. 01293 862036  Fax. 01293 863167
• D & S Recycling Systems Ltd. UK. Tel. 01698 307172  Fax. 01698 307173
• Greenmech Ltd. UK. Tel. 01789 400044  Fax. 01789 400167 Email. E.sales@greenmech.co.uk
• PSL. UK. Tel. 01202 511580  Fax. 01202 511680
• Traymaster. UK. Tel. 01692 582100  Fax. 01692 582211 Email. wmf@traymaster.co.uk
• Wilkie Recycling Systems Ltd. UK. Tel. 0118 981 6588  Fax. 0118 981 9532 Email. wilkierecycling@compuserve.com
• Willibald GmbH. UK. Tel. 01621 782224  Fax. 01621 782224

Journal Extracts (see AIE Abbreviations for abbreviations and links)

• A Comparison of Landscape Mulches: Chemical, Allelopathic, and Decomposition Properties.   JA - Vol:25 -  No:2 - March 1999
• Wood fuel - use in heating systems.    AAN - Issue 106 - Aug 1999

Publication Extracts (books, handbooks & bulletins)

• Timber from Urban Forests.  Chapter 14.  Urban Forestry Practice.  Handbook no 5. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710273-3.
• Cutting Health Risks in Compost. Short article. The Landscaper, July 9th 1999.
• Green Gauge, tree business sustainability. Short article.  Horticulture Week, April 12th 2001.
• Waste Not Want Not. Waste recycling, short article.  Horticulture Week, June 28th 2001.
• Proper mulching of amenity trees. Short article. Essential Arb, Issue 3, Summer 2001.

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