Site Layout and Process Design
Design proposal and review to ensure the
site layout and material flows meet regulatory requirements for the treatment of organic
waste and animal by-products (ABP), and the end-product market specifications.
Mass and energy balances, including sensitivity analyses, for business and process models.
Competence Management System
Set up, training and support for certification under the EU Skills CMS scheme for waste operators to demonstrate techincal compliance, as required by their environmental permit.
Environmental Management System
Management
plans and documentation as required by the site's environmental permit. Plans tailored to integrate with the client's business management system.
Animal & Plant Health Agency approval and compliance
Validation of IVC and AD processes to treat ABP material, followed by routine monitoring and audit checks to ensure on-going compliance with the ABP regulations.
Process Commissioning and Optimisation
On-site
work with site operators for plant start-up - from priming to performance tests, and on-going process performance monitoring.
Waste inputs / Feedstock assessments, and review of operational procedures and parameters to optimise process outputs.
Gap analysis for under performing processes
End of Waste Certification and Quality Management
System
Applications to the Compost Certification Scheme (CCS) to certify the producer's compost to BSI PAS100 and the Compost Quality Protocol.
Applications to the Biofertiliser Certification Scheme (BCS) to certify the producer's digestate to BSI PAS110 and the AD Quality Protocol (or ASRS in Scotland)
QMS plan and documentation for the production of a quality product that is fit-for-purpose for its intended end market.
On-going
verification of the operating procedures and quality compost or digestate to show conformance to the respective scheme rules and quality policies.
Technical Training
On-site training, inductions and starter packs, and training programs for plant operators.
Sampling and Laboratory testing
Sampling of substrates for on-site and external lab testing as part of process performance monitoring and routine monitoring for regulatory compliance.
Including sampling procedures and schedules to ensure representative samples are collected for meaningful results, data analysis and database development.
Policy & Regulations
Operational procedures and process review to ensure continued compliance with new and amended EU and National Environmental laws and the ABP regulations.
Research & Development projects
Working in collaboration with industry and/or academic partners on, for example, proposals for project funding, literature reviews, equipment design for test rigs / pilot plants, trial co-ordination and monitoring, and project reports.
