S9 1BG, Airbag Disposal (UK) Limited: environmental permit application advertisement - EPR/FB3702UD/V003
Published 8 February 2024
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Details of the application
The Environment Agency has received a new bespoke application for an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 from Airbag Disposal (UK) Limited.
Application number
EPR/FB3702UD/V003
Regulated facility type
This application relates to ABD’s permitted facility at Unit 9 Vantage Business Park (the site), Sheffield Road, Tinsley, Sheffield, S9 1BG, at approximate Nation Grid Reference (NGR) SK 40228 91537.
ABD currently hold a bespoke environmental permit (EPR/FB3702UD and EAWML 404425) for a waste operation that allows the storage and recovery of waste airbags that have either been received from third parties already deployed or that are deployed on site. The treatment activities regulated in the permit include manual and mechanical sorting and separation of the deployed airbags for recovery.
ABD are now seeking to expand their waste operations at the site to allow the allow the acceptance and/or treatment of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes that will predominantly comprise of metals, WEEE (including fridges), car exhausts, batteries, plastics, cardboard, and Time Expired Pyrotechnics (TEPs). Treatment will comprise variety of methods which include manual and mechanical sorting, separation shredding, granulating, and baling. To facilitate this expansion, ABD are also seeking to increase the annual throughput of the site from 5,000 tonnes to 70,000 tonnes per annum. As they wish to store more than 50 tonnes of hazardous waste, it will be a multi-regime permit for both an Installation and a waste operation
Regulated facility address
Airbag Disposal
Sheffield Road
Tinsley
S9 1BG
How to view and comment on the application
If you have any comments on the application send these by 07 March 2024.
You can comment:
Online: view and comment on the application using Citizen Space
Via email: pscpublicresponse@environment-agency.gov.uk
For advice about how to make a representation or if you are unable to make a representation via e-mail please call 03708 506 506.
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