Environment Sensitive Farming

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West Sussex SustainableBusiness
PartnershipAgricultural Waste Management
30th November 2005Presented byIan MuirWaste
Management Strategies Specialist
www.environmentsensitivefarming.co.uk
Supported by NFU, LEAF and CLA
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Waste Management Inventory
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Case Study 1 Example Arable Farm

• 260 ha growing crops from wheat, barley, oil
  seed rape, sugar beet, potatoes, legumes

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Main Wastes Produced

• Pesticide containers
• Pesticide washings
• Fertiliser plastic
• Plastic mulch
• Seed bags
• Crop residues

• Oil filters
• Batteries
• Tyres
• Hedge trimmings
• Building waste
• Scrap metal

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Waste Management Options
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Waste Management OptionsContinued
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Case Study 2 Example Horticultural Holding

• 30 ha of soft fruit grown in the soil, part of
  which is also grown in poly tunnels
• 40 ha of field grown salad crops

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Main Wastes Produced

• Packaging Waste
• Seed bags
• Fertiliser bags
• Pesticide containers
• Plastic trays
• Produce containers
• Cardboard boxes
• Pallets

• Non Packaging Waste
• Crop residues
• Mulch
• Crop tunnels
• Floating film
• Fleece
• Pesticide washings
• Fluorescent tubes
• Batteries
• Scrap metal
• Tyres
• Hedge trimmings
• Oil Filters

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Waste Management Options
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Waste Management OptionsContinued
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Exporting waste crop residues

• When waste such as vegetable out grades are
  exported to another farm for disposal, a
  licensing exemption will be required
• The importing farmer must register the exemption
  with the EA prior to spreading on his land or
  storing it
• Records must be kept
• There is no charge for the licensing exemption

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Keeping RecordsExporting vegetable waste

• Exporter Importer

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Case Study 3 Example Dairy Farm

• 150 dairy cows
• 120 ha
• Grows 20 ha of maize
• Farms within an NVZ
• Makes clamp silage

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Main Wastes Produced

• Silage plastic
• Bale twine
• Fertiliser plastic
• Animal health product packaging
• Veterinary waste
• Dairy chemical containers
• Pesticide containers
• Pesticide washings

• Seed bags
• Carcasses
• Slurry??
• Wasted milk
• Hedge trimmings
• Building waste
• Tyres
• Oil Filters
• Batteries
• Scrap Metal

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Waste Management Options
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Waste Management OptionsContinued
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Case Study 4 Example Intensive Pig Rearing Farm

• 1,000 breeding sows
• 40 ha wheat grown
• Slurry used on wheat and taken to neighbouring
  arable farm

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Main Wastes Produced

• Pig slurry?? (under review)
• Carcasses
• Pesticide containers
• Pesticide washings
• Veterinary waste
• Feed bags
• Seed bags
• Bale twine

• Oil filters
• Batteries
• Building waste
• Scrap metal
• Fluorescent tubes
• Tyres
• Used disinfectant

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Waste Management Options
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Waste Management Options Continued
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Case Study 5 Example Upland Livestock Farm

• Mixed livestock 600 ewes, 80 suckler cows
• 200ha
• In NVZ
• Makes baled silage

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Main Wastes Produced

• Silage plastic
• Silage wrap core
• Bale twine netting
• Fertiliser plastic
• Feed bags
• Animal health product packaging

• Used sheep dip
• Oil Filters
• Batteries
• Carcasses
• Building waste
• Farm Yard Manure (FYM) and slurry??
• Scrap metal

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Waste Management Options
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Waste Management OptionsContinued
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Please visit the ESF website for further
presentations and meetings on Agricultural Waste
Management and other ESF topics
www.environmentsensitivefarming.co.uk
Supported by NFU, LEAF and CLA