P-05-753 Strengthening the Legislative and Regulatory Framework Surrounding Waste Wood Processing Facilities
P-05-753 Strengthening the Legislative and Regulatory Framework Surrounding Waste Wood Processing Facilities
This petition was submitted by Alexander Williams
having collected 232 signatures.
Text
of the Petition
We,
the undersigned, call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh
Government to:
Direct
Natural Resources Wales, local authorities and other relevant public bodies to
work together to use their existing powers and duties to take effective and
efficient enforcement action within the recycling industry.
Strengthen
the legislative and regulatory framework where required to enable relevant
public bodies to undertake more efficient and effective enforcement action
(including monitoring), and enable them to prosecute and impose stronger
financial penalties on companies and individual company directors who breach
their operational controls such as planning conditions or terms of their
operational licences and environmental permits;
Review
existing legislation to allow the public, Fire and Rescue Services and other
public bodies to recoup the costs of dealing with incidents, such as the recent
fire at South Wales Wood Recycling Ltd, if the cause of the fire is found to be
as a result of the company’s negligence, criminal action or breaches of other
regulations, conditions or permissions.
Review
environmental protection rules and provide guidance to local authorities to
ensure that all waste wood processing facilities are not located in close
proximity to residential premises, sites of special scientific interest or
sites of importance for nature conservation.
Undertake
a comprehensive assessment on the long-term health implications of the
inhalation of wood dust caused by the processing of waste wood and undertake an
ongoing assessment of the dust deposits at wood processing facilities.
Wooden
planks
Status
This
petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 19/06/2018.
It was first considered by the Petitions Committee
on 23/05/2017.
Assembly
Constituency and Region
- Ogmore
- South Wales West
Further information
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 25/04/2017