Noise from Waste Management Facilities

The operation of many waste management facilities is likely to produce noise from both inside and outside buildings. Intermittent and sustained operating noise will be of concern if not kept to acceptable levels and particularly if night-time working is involved. While this applies particularly to waste management facilities utilising heavy machinery and plant, noise can also be locally obtrusive at some small facilities such as container banks, especially those for the deposit of glass. It will often be necessary to impose planning conditions relating to noise levels during operations, and limiting times of operation.