88 Defra Sustainability Report
Earlier in 2010, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) requested data from CPI for a report titled “How can paper be made more sustainable”. CPI understands that this report will feed into the waste review by advising Government on areas of focus for any new or revised Responsibility Deals (Voluntary Agreements) with the Paper Industry. The report is also intended to inform where to focus policy intervention and which sub-sectors of the Paper Industry should be targeted, with the aim of increasing the environmental, social and economic sustainability of the Paper Industry. CPI supplied aggregated data along with a UK fibre flow diagram which helped to clarify that the UK manufactured element of the total UK consumption of paper and board is about 30%.
A draft report was reviewed by an Industry Group after which CPI met with Defra to review the comments and concerns in detail. The comments were well received. A second draft issued in January 2011 has also been reviewed by the Industry Group which will feed back to Defra ahead of publication of the much improved report.
Defra is keen to explore the potential for an overarching Responsibility Deal with the Paper Industry and is looking for input from the industry. Indications are, at this stage, that it will be a two way deal with offers on Defra’s part. This will be the challenge for 2011.
The Environment
Revision to the Pulp and Paper Sector BREF The BREF for the Pulp and Paper Sector, first completed in 2001, is currently being revised. This significant undertaking has taken some time - started in 2007 and due for completion in 2011. The BREF provides information on the Best Available Techniques for the sector, and feeds into the control measures and standards set in Environmental Permits as required by the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive (now superseded by the Industrial Emissions Directive – see below). The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) is handling the content of the BREF Revision centrally, with input from CPI. Once published, CPI will work closely with the Environment Agency (EA) to ensure a balanced approach as it looks to implement the revised standards.
As a result of the delays to the BREF, the EA is to carry out a Permit Review of Paper Sector Environmental Permits ahead of the BREF publication. This Permit Review will focus on effluent treatment, and will bring all permits in line with the Environmental Permitting Regulations format.
Recast Directive on Industrial Emissions The European Commission has brought together under one recast Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), a number of policies including the Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD), the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive (IPPCD) and the Waste Incineration Directive (WID). The recast Directive was finalised in December 2010 and came into force on 6 January 2011.
The timetable for implementation is as follows: Transposition into UK law by 6 January 2013. Implementation from 6 January 2013 in respect of any new installation
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after that date. Implementation by 6 January 2014 in respect of installations already
in existence before 6 January 2013 (except large combustion plants). Implementation by 6 July 2015 in respect of industrial activities not
subject to the current IPPC Directive. Implementation from 1 January 2016 in respect of large combustion plants already in existence before 6 January 2013.
There will be consultations on the draft regulations in early 2012.
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