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End of Waste

March 20, 2017

End of Waste applications
ISO17025 UKAS laboratory audits
REACH

The core issue at stake is of fundamental importance with massive industrial and commercial impact for the new Circular Economy Directive – what are the legal criteria that have to be met in order to process a waste stream into a non-waste secondary product or raw material? This is known as End of Waste (EoW).

Upon the answer to this question hangs the commercial feasibility of sustainable collection and recycling of hazardous waste in the UK. It is fundamental to investment in the waste industry.

The key pillars of EoW are that wastes must be recycled or reused in some way, so that valuable natural resources are conserved and without adversely impacting on the environment and human health.

Therefore, EoW is achievable where you have:

a true recovery operation which reclaims a distinct substance.
that substance can and will be used without further processing in the same way as a non-waste material, and
that substance can and will be used under the same conditions of environmental protection as the non-waste material with which it is otherwise comparable, without any greater danger of harm to human health or the environment.

We are able to prepare an EoW application to the regulator in England, Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland to achieve EoW product status for a recovered substance.

Thereafter, we are able to identify the most appropriate strategy for compliance with REACH and if any EoW tests are subject to ISO17025 UKAS accredited laboratory procedures, we are able to implement those procedures and carry out audits.

TESTIMONIALS

Vincent Brown

Principal, Vincent Brown Associates (Specialist UK and EU Waste & Environment Law Practice)

As a specialist solicitor engaged in all types of regulatory, contractual, advisory, due diligence and litigation work in the fields of waste, pollution and industrial law, I have worked with Chris Williamson many times, and have found his technical and commercial acumen in these areas to be absolutely indispensable. Whether (for example) challenging government actions or framing difficult and highly specialist ‘end of waste’ cases, Chris’ many years of in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience of commercial industrial processes and the critical nitty-gritty of practical chemistry, are in my experience an essential part of a successful legal or regulatory process – no more so than when he drove the technical agenda (and heavily influenced the legal strategy) that won the groundbreaking OSS v Environment Agency end of waste ruling in the Court of Appeal. I unhesitatingly recommend him to lawyers and commercial operators working in this area.

Tom Cleary

Partner , Knights Solicitors

I have used Protreat's services over the last few years and have been delighted with the quality of work carried out. As a regulatory lawyer who often requires specialist guidance and assistance on waste management issues, I have found Chris Williamson's knowledge and understanding of environmental legalisation, second to none. I have found Protreat to be accessible, responsive, innovative and above all thorough. Consequently, I have always received a service of the highest quality and would have no hesitation in recommending them to others

Neil Richards

Managing Director, Cleansing Service Group

I have known Chris Williamson since 2006 and he has provided environmental & waste advice to CSG on an ongoing basis since 2011. His range of consultancy services are extremely diverse including waste treatment process design & build, project finance models, business plans, joint venture agreements, planning applications, permit applications, appeals, regulatory disputes, commercial dispute resolution, End of Waste applications, quasi legal advice, tied oil schemes, new initiatives etc. I have used most, if not all of these services over the past five years to the benefit of the company so I would highly recommend Chris to any organisation requiring expert environmental support and advice in the waste and industrial sectors.

Gordon Wignall

Barrister, 6 Pump Court Chambers

During the last 5 years I have worked with Chris Williamson on environmental permit judicial review proceedings, a permit appeal Public Inquiry, a planning permission appeal and various other cases. Chris is a very able no compromise environmental consultant who will look for many angles to defend a client's best interests in times of adversity