Publication - Consultation paper
Waste management - code of practice on sampling and reporting at materials facilities: consultation document
We intend to issue a new Code of Practice on sampling and reporting at materials facilities to replace the current Code issued on 2 March 2015. The draft code of practice was open for consultation until 19 April 2024.
Annex B – changes log
This Annex provides justifications for the major changes that we have made from the current Code. It is not exhaustive and respondents are encouraged to study the changes closely before responding.
| Reference number | Para in new Code | Change | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section 1: scope | |||
| 1.1 | 1 | Introduced the term 'Materials Facility' (MF) | This is to refer to the broader category of sites now in scope for packaging EPR reporting purposes. The definition of MF is given in section 7. |
| 1.2 | 2-3 | Brought sites bulking from two or more suppliers in scope | As per 1.1, in line with requirements for packaging EPR reporting purposes |
| Section 4: input sampling and reporting obligations | |||
| 4.1 | 19 | Increased reporting frequency to once per 75 tonnes | More robust reporting required for packaging EPR |
| 4.2 | 20 | Minimum 55kg sample size added | To align with England and Wales regulations |
| 4.3 | 21 | Required to report packaging separately | To allow compositional analysis to be applied to the packaging stream specifically, for packaging EPR purposes |
| 4.4 | 22 | New material categories | This level of detail is required by the packaging EPR scheme administrator when calculating disposal costs |
| 4.5 | 25 (Table 2) | Requirement to report details of batch and supplier | To align with England and Wales regulations |
| 4.6 | 25 (Table 2) | Removal of requirement to report mean and standard deviation | SEPA will now calculate these figures themselves |
| Section 5: output sampling and reporting obligations | |||
| 5.1 | 26 | Required to report packaging separately | To allow compositional analysis to be applied to the packaging stream specifically, for packaging EPR purposes |
| 5.2 | 29-30, 32 (Tables 3 and 4) | Sampling and reporting requirements for fibre-based composites | A packaging category under packaging EPR, so the scheme administrator needs this information |
| 5.3 | 29 (Table 3) | Removal of requirement to report mean and standard deviation | SEPA will now calculate these figures themselves |
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