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27/07/2018. on withdrawn was and date How to comply with your environmental permit of Additional guidance for: out is Paper and Pulp (EPR 6.01) document This 27/07/2018. on withdrawn was and date of out is Published by: Environment Agency Rio House Waterside Drive, Aztec West Almondsbury, Bristol BS32 4UD Tel: 0870 8506506 documentEmail: [email protected] www.environment-agency.gov.uk This © Environment Agency All rights reserved. This document may be reproduced with prior permission of the Environment Agency. March 2009 GEHO0209BPJB-E-E Contents 27/07/2018. on Introduction ............................................................................................................................2 Installations covered .............................................................................................................3 Key issues ............................................................................................................................4 1. Managing your activities ...................................................................................................7 1.1 Energy efficiency ............................................................................................................7 1.2 Efficient use of raw materials and water .........................................................................8withdrawn 1.3 Avoidance, recovery and disposal of wastes................................................................10 2. Operations ........................................................................................................................was 12 2.1 Raw material selection..................................................................................................12 2.2 Preparing fibre ..............................................................................................................13 2.3 Pulping..........................................................................................................................15and 2.4 Bleaching......................................................................................................................19 2.5 Papermaking.................................................................................................................21date 2.6 Coating .........................................................................................................................23 3. Emissions and monitoringof.............................................................................................. 25 3.1 Emissions to water........................................................................................................25 3.2 Emissions to airout............................................................................................................27 3.3 Noise.............................................................................................................................29is 3.4 Odour............................................................................................................................30 3.5 Monitoring and reporting of emissions to air and water ................................................31 4. Annexes ............................................................................................................................34 Annex 1- Emission benchmarks .........................................................................................34 documentAnnex 2- Other relevant guidance and abbreviations.........................................................41 This Environment Agency How to comply with your environmental permit Paper and pulp (EPR6.01) 1 Introduction 27/07/2018. on Introduction In “Getting the basics right – how to costs and benefits. Part 2 of Horizontal comply with your environmental permit” Guidance Note H1 Environmental Risk (GTBR) we described the standards and Assessment (see GTBR Annex 1) gives a measures that we expect businesses to formal method of assessing options which take in order to control the risk of pollution you should use where major decisions are from the most frequent situations in the to be made.withdrawn waste management and process industries. We will consider the relevance and relative importancewas of the information to the This sector guidance note (SGN) is one of installation concerned when making a series of additional guidance for Part technical judgments about the installation A(1) activities listed in Schedule 1 of the and and when setting conditions in the permit. Environmental Permitting Regulations (the Regulations). We expect you to use the Modern permits describe the objectives (or standards and measures in this notedate in outcomes) that we want you to achieve. addition to those in GTBR to meet the They do not normally tell you how to objectives in your permit. of achieve them. They give you a degree of flexibility. Sometimes, particularlyout difficult issues arise such as problemsis with odour or Where a condition requires you to take noise. You may then need to consult the appropriate measures to secure a “horizontal” guidance that gives in depth particular objective, we will expect you to information on particular topics. Annex 1 use, at least, the measures described of GTBR lists these. which are appropriate for meeting the objective. You may have described the The IPPC Directive requires that the Best measures you propose in your application documentAvailable Techniques (BAT) are used. or in a relevant management plan but When making an application, explain how further measures will be necessary if the you will comply with each of the indicative objectives are not met. This BATs in this sector guidance note. Where indicative BAT is not included, where you The measures set out in this note may not propose to use an alternative measure or all be appropriate for a particular where there is a choice of options you circumstance and you may implement should explain your choice on the basis of equivalent measures that achieve the Environment Agency How to comply with your environmental permit Paper and pulp (EPR6.01) 2 Introduction 27/07/2018. same objective. In cases where the activity may result in the onrelease into measures are mandatory this is stated. water of any substance described in paragraph 7 of Part 1 in a quantity which, in any 12 month period, is In response to the application form greater than the background quantity question on Operating Techniques, you by more than the amount specified in should address each of the measures that paragraph in relation to that described as indicative BAT in this note as substance.withdrawn well as the key issues identified in GTBR. In paragraph c), ‘paper pulp’ includes Unless otherwise specified, the measures waspulp made from wood, grass, straw and benchmarks described in this note and similar materials and references to reflect those of the previous Sector the making of paper are to the making Guidance Note. They will be reviewed in and of any product using paper pulp. the light of future BREF note revisions. In the meantime we will take account of advances in BAT when consideringdate any Directly Associated Activities changes to your process. As well as the main activities described of above, the installation will also include Installations covered directly associated activities which have a direct technical connection with the main out activities and which may have an effect on This note applies to activities regulated emissions and pollution. These may under the followingis section of schedule 1 involve activities such as: of the Regulations: • storage and handling of raw materials Section 6.1, Part A(1) Pulp and Paper • water abstraction and treatment plant Manufacturing Activities: • debarking and chipping • pulping or repulping a) Producing, in industrial plant, pulp from • de-inking documenttimber or other fibrous materials. • washing b) Producing, in industrial plant, paper • bleaching and board where the plant has a • stock preparation This production capacity of more than 20 • papermaking tonnes per day. • reeling and cutting c) Any activity associated with the • storage and despatch of finished making paper pulp or paper, including products, waste and other materials activities connected with the recycling of paper such as de-inking, if the Environment Agency How to comply with your environmental permit Paper and pulp (EPR6.01) 3 Introduction 27/07/2018. on • the control and abatement systems for large mill with the best conventional emissions to all media Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) may still • on and off machine coating plants; release 2-5 tonnes/day of largely • the power plant unidentified substances with poor • a waste to energy plant biodegradability (COD) into the • waste handling and recycling facilities. watercourse. Emissions to sewer and controlled waters withdrawn Key issues Most mills discharge via either their own or a municipal treatment works. In either The key issues are: case,was confirmation that the more persistent Accident prevention and control substances are broken down remains an Apart from the normal process and and issue, as does the minimisation of BOD. spillage risks, older sites may have poor Significant detail is required in assessing drainage systems that will need attention. rinsing and metal recovery systems used within the installation and you should Process selection and raw materialsdate provide a full justification for current As far as practicable, you should use the techniques and planned improvements