We appreciate that concerns that may exist since last week about face to face contact in light of developments regarding COVID-19.  We are mindful and diligent regarding all precautions to prevent spread of the virus. To that end and in line with current HSE advice, ECOS is limiting face to face meetings and all unnecessary...

Best Available Techniques (BAT): New Standards aim to increase value or reduce costs. ECOS works with our clients to increase value or reduce costs by implementing new Best Available Techniques (BAT) emissions and efficiency standards.  The new specifications are the result of a review of the Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document (BREF) for Waste...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2019 document on Environmental Liabilities and Financial Provision  provides guidance to ensure that adequate funds are available to pay for remediation of environmental damage and pollution and provide for safe closure and incident management at licensed facilities.  Financial Provisions can take the form of : Secured bank accounts On-demand performance bonds Parental...

From January 2019, the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) reporting of annual mass emissions and waste transfers will be completed using the new Environmental Performance Reporting (EPR) online application, which will be available through the EDEN portal. The pollutant release and transfer register lists in excess of 350 industrial facilities engaged in environmentally hazardous activities. Those activities are...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the competent authority for granting and enforcing Industrial Emissions (IE) licences for specified industrial and agriculture activities listed in the First Schedule to the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 as amended.  The categories of industry coming within the scope of Industrial Emissions licensing are: Minerals and Other Materials. Energy....

New waste facility permits for Class 5 activity (the recovery of excavation or dredge spoil, comprising natural materials of clay, silt, sand, gravel or stone) now can accommodate up to 200,000 tonnes. In June 2019, S.I. 250 of 2019 Waste Management (Facility permit and Registration) (Amendment) Regulations was published.  These regulations amend the Waste Management...

It can be said that lean is green.  A lean organisation understands customer value and focuses its key processes to continuously increase it. The core idea is to maximise customer value while minimising waste.   Lean means creating more value for customers with fewer resources. The ultimate goal is to provide perfect value to the customer...

A Waste Collection Permit (WCP) is required where a person wishes to collect waste for the purpose of reward or profit. In accordance with Section 24 (1) of the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 & 2008, a waste collection permit is valid for 5 years from the day it was granted. Please feel free...

IDA Ireland, in partnership with Enterprise Ireland is providing a Lean/Green Business Offer to their client companies which will commence with a diagnostic audit of current practice and performance including the first steps to green competitiveness.  This business offer is designed to encourage clients to adopt Lean/Green business principles to increase performance and competitiveness that...