Purpose

From 1 January 2023 new regulations from the
Environment Agency required waste upholstered domestic seating
(WUDS) that is contaminated with persistent organic pollutants
(POPs) to be incinerated to destroy the POPs and prevent their
escape into the environment.  Landfill
of this waste is no longer permitted.
 
Due to the late
publication of the regulations before implementation, arrangements
with our contractors were put in place at very short notice for the
shredding and haulage of WUDS, and incineration of WUDS at Ardley
ERF under the residual waste treatment contract with Viridor.
Continued spend under the Viridor contract has met a key decision
threshold requiring approval.