Our consultants have vast experience working within the waste management industry. It is through our thorough knowledge and understanding of the intricate workings of the industry which best place us to assist your operation in achieving its goals and complying with its obligations. We understand the relationship between operator and regulator and can advise on how to operate in compliance with all relevant legislation.

Our services to the waste management industry range from licence and permit applications, practical facility management, annual returns, general environmental compliance and the implementation of ISO management systems and End of Waste Quality Management Systems.

We have expert knowledge and experience in composting, anaerobic digestion, wood chipping, landfills, materials recovery facilities to include mixed dry recyclables processing and construction and demolition, baling stations, solid recovered fuel (SRF)/ refuse derived fuel processing (RDF) and civic amenity management.
Our experienced consultants can advise on best practice and will provide practical in-house waste management, permit, licence and management system training to your staff. Our team can offer you waste management services with the benefit of first-hand experience of managing all aspects of waste.
 
A few of our waste management services include;
 
·     Sustainability reports; 
A sustainability report is an organisational report that gives information about economic, environmental, social and governance performance. Enviroguide Consulting can assist you in the compilation of a sustainability report for your business.  
·     Waste Management Plans; 
Every development will create waste during the construction and demolition as well as the operational phases. It must be demonstrated that waste generated will be reduced where possible and where produced, will be managed in accordance with best practise and all regulatory requirements. Our experienced waste management consultants can prepare bespoke construction and demolition phase waste management plans as well as operational waste management plans specific to your development. 
·     Waste Management License, Industrial Emissions and Permit Applications;
We have a team of expert consultants that have vast experience in the area of waste licences, industrial emissions licences, waste facility permit and certificate of registration applications and management. Offering clients expert advice in relation to the latest legislation and guidelines. We can advise you on the permitting and licensing options available to you based on the nature and scale of your business activities.

·     Certificate of Registration Applications;
Applications for Certificate of Registrations are made to the relevant Local Authority where a proposed facility is located. Gissat can complete applications and offer all additional services that may be required during the application process such as completion of site layout plans, site location maps, representation and attendance at pre-application meetings, liaising with the local authority on behalf of the client.

·     Waste Collection Permit Applications; 
Gissat can complete all waste collection permit applications and submit them to the National Waste Collection Permit Office (NWCPO) on your behalf. Our experts can advise you on waste classifications, waste codes, destination facilities, insurances, fit & proper person requirements and declarations. We can also provide waste collection permit training which may be required for new or start up waste businesses. Gissat can assist on all reporting requirements, including end-of-year returns once you receive your waste collection permit. 

·     Planning Applications; 
Gissat offers a range of technical and advisory services when compiling planning applications; from environmental compliance and ecology surveying to stakeholder consultation and engagement. We have experience in Local Authority planning applications.
·     Environmental Compliance Services; 
Gissat has a team of expert consultants trained in environmental compliance inspections and services. We can offer compliance inspections for all businesses to include any Local Authority regulated or Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulated facility. We currently have a vast range of both private and public sector clients who we carry out client specific environmental compliance inspections.

·     Environmental Management Systems; 
Gissat understands the difficulties and benefits of implementing environmental management systems and we can guide you through the entire process. We can create the system to tailor to your specific business assisting in design of elements of your management system such as procedures, forms, registers, key performance indicators (KPI’s), objectives and process mapping. We also provide a training solution for your staff on the use and maintenance of your management system. If you have an environmental management system in place Gissat can offer a gap analysis which will determine the degree of conformance of your organisation’s management systems to the requirements of a specification or standard. A gap analysis is mainly a document review or a “show me the evidence” activity, evidence which will assist you in identifying any gaps in conformance to the ISO14001:2015 Environmental Standard.
 
Others Include;
·     Quality Management Systems
·     Operating control procedures
·     Close Management plans (Decommissioning plans)
·     Environmental Liabilities Risk Assessments
·     Site Lay out Plans
·     Fire water retention Risk Assessments
·     Waste Facility Management Services
·     Soil and waste classification