Land Restoration Services
At Arthian, we help clients restore and reclaim land using suitable and selected wastes. Our team ensures your activities are compliant, sustainable, and beneficial to land and ecosystems.
We provide full technical and regulatory support for a range of waste recovery permits, helping you turn waste into a resource.
Applying waste materials to land can offer significant environmental and economic benefits, including:
However, these activities are tightly regulated under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR) and must demonstrate clear benefit. Arthian ensures your project meets all legal and technical requirements.
Our waste to land management services include:
For more complex or large-scale projects, we manage both ‘Standard Rules’ and bespoke permit applications, including:
We support the use of waste in quarry restoration, landfill capping, and brownfield regeneration, ensuring:
We take a science-led, regulator-informed approach to to land restoration. Our services are designed to:
For more complex or large-scale projects, we manage both ‘Standard Rules’ and bespoke permit applications, including:
We support the use of waste in quarry restoration, landfill capping, and brownfield regeneration, ensuring:
We take a science-led, regulator-informed approach to to land restoration. Our services are designed to:
Fully integrated with geotechnical, hydrological, and ecological disciplines.
National experience with regional insight and regulatory familiarity.
Deep understanding of planning, infrastructure, and environmental interfaces.
Commitment to technical rigour, clear communication, and long-term outcomes.
Commonly used materials include compost, digestate, sewage sludge, food processing residues, and certain soil forming materials like crushed concrete or subsoil. All must be assessed for suitability and benefit.
Yes. Most activities that apply waste to land require either a Standard Rules Permit with a deployment form or a Bespoke Recovery Permit, depending on the waste type, volume, and site sensitivity.
Yes, but you’ll likely need a bespoke permit and a detailed waste recovery plan. The activity must demonstrate that the waste is being used for a genuine recovery purpose, not disposal.
Unauthorised application of waste to land is a criminal offence and can result in enforcement action, fines, or prosecution. Arthian helps ensure full compliance from the outset.
We’d love to hear from you – whether you have a question, a project in mind, want to explore job opportunities, or just want to say hello.