§ Mr. HunterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what plans he has to increase the effectiveness of the monitoring of emissions from waste disposal incinerators. [138188]
§ Mr. HillAuthorisations issued by the Environment Agency to operators of the waste incinerators that it regulates already require rigorous emissions monitoring to demonstrate compliance with its authorisation conditions. The Agency carries out independent check monitoring. The forthcoming EU Waste Incineration Directive will impose stringent emission standards (including a dioxin limit of 0.1 ng/m3, which means one ten thousand of a gramme in each cubic meter of air) and associated comprehensive monitoring.