Dust and Airborne Pollution Control

The nature of any dust particulate from waste management facilities will depend on the type of facility and can be minimised through the use of appropriate, well-maintained and managed equipment and vehicles. Air quality issues will normally be raised at the planning stage and can be a material planning consideration as well as a pollution control issue. It may be appropriate to impose a planning condition, which requires waste operators to prepare a scheme, or to indicate what measures will be undertaken, to suppress dust on a site.