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IPPC/Waste Licences aim to prevent or reduce emissions to air, water and land; reduce waste and use energy sources efficiently.
The HBI Environmental Monitoring Team support organisations in the application and management of an IPPC/Waste licence to ensure that your business is fully compliant.
The Legislation
An IPPC/waste licence is a single integrated licence, which covers all emissions from the facility and its environmental management.
The European Commission has adopted new legislation under the Environmental Protection Act, 1992 on industrial emissions to strengthen the provisions already in force and reduce industrial emissions throughout Ireland and the EU.
The IPPC directive imposes a requirement for industrial and agricultural activities with a high pollution potential to have a permit which can only be issued if certain environmental conditions are met, so that the companies themselves bare responsibility for preventing and reducing any pollution they may cause.
- In order to receive a permit an industrial or agricultural installation must comply with certain basic obligations;
- Use all appropriate pollution-prevention measures, namely the best available techniques (which produce the least waste, use less hazardous substances, enable the recovery and recycling of substances generated etc)
- Prevent all large-scale pollution
- Prevent, recycle or dispose of waste in the least polluting way possible;
- Use energy efficiently;
- Ensure accident prevention and damage limitation and
- Return sites to their original state when the activity is over.
HBI Services
HBI provide expert advice and environmental consultancy services to a wide range of industrial and municipal sectors. This includes local authorities, government bodies, private industry, construction sector and engineering consultants. We provide environmental management and IPPC/Waste licensing applications for air, water and land, along with providing protection solutions for our clients in a number of key disciplines, some of which include,
- IPPC/Waste licensing applications and management
- Environmental monitoring and reporting including noise, water, soil, herbage and air quality
- Environmental impact statements
- Landfill licensing applications and management
With HBI’s highly qualified and professional team we are able to ensure that you obtain full licence compliance by providing consultancy and monitoring services, such as:
- Air quality monitoring (stack emissions, dust, gases, particulates and bio-aerosols)
- Landfill Monitoring (ground water, surface water, leachate, landfill gas and flare monitoring)
- Environmental noise monitoring
- Water sampling and analysis (Surface, Ground, Waste waters and biological assessments of rivers)
- Bund Integrity testing
- Energy Audits
Stack Emissions Monitoring
HBI provide a comprehensive monitoring package to cover landfill gas engines or landfill flare stack emissions monitoring.
With our experienced and accredited stack emission team, we are fully competent in all aspects of stack analysis and isokinetic sampling. You are assured of stack testing services that employ MCERTS accredited personnel who use the most up to date sampling technology.
At HBI we understand the importance of having access to up-to-date information. As part of our service we assure you of access to your reports on our secure client area, so that you can view at your convenience. Our reports also highlight any actions our consultants believe need to be taken in order to be fully approved by licensing compliance.
For more information on how HBI can assist you with your IPPC/Waste licensing protocol simply email info@hbi.ie, visit www.hbi.ie or call your local office.