SCHEDULE 1ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BIOGAS AND COMPOSTING PLANTS

PART IItreatment systems and parameters for catering waste

1

Unless an approval specifically permits a different system, catering waste shall be treated by one of the systems specified in the table below. The system shall ensure that the material is treated to the following parameters:

COMPOSTING

System

Composting in a closed reactor

Composting in a closed reactor

Composting in housed windrows

Maximum particle size

40 cm

6 cm

40 cm

Minimum temperature

60°C

70°C

60°C

Minimum time spent at the minimum temperature

2 days

1 hour

8 days (during which the windrow shall be turned at least 3 times at no less than 2 days intervals)

The time temperature requirements shall be achieved as part of the composting process.

BIOGAS

System

Biogas in a closed reactor

Biogas in a closed reactor

Maximum particle size

5 cm

6 cm

Minimum temperature

57°C

70°C

Minimum time spent at the minimum temperature

5 hours

1 hour