Business Details
19 Years
experience
Expert Waste Compliance Solutions
Established in 2007, 360 Environmental is a specialist consultancy dedicated to helping businesses navigate complex waste legislation compliance. Our team of experts brings decades of combined experience from senior roles in the waste management sector, including leadership positions at major UK compliance schemes. We provide tailored solutions for assessing needs, implementing regulatory requirements, and maintaining ongoing compliance while optimising waste and recycling operations. Our approach combines technical expertise with practical industry knowledge to deliver cost-effective strategies that mitigate legal risks.We serve a diverse client base across multiple sectors, maintaining strict confidentiality and independence in all our engagements. Our directors hold advanced qualifications in environmental law and management, ensuring our advice remains technically robust and up-to-date with evolving regulations. We collaborate with specialist associates to address specific compliance challenges, providing comprehensive support for environmental permitting, fire prevention planning, and competence management systems.
Services
Compliance Audits
Environmental Permitting
Training Programs
Packaging Regulations
Recycling Optimisation
Details
- Year established: 2007
Highlights and features
- We have over 15 years' experience in waste management compliance
- Our directors previously led major UK compliance schemes
- We provide tailored compliance strategies for specific business needs
- We maintain absolute client confidentiality
- We combine environmental law expertise with operational experience
Services
Compliance Audits
Our compliance audits identify potential regulatory breaches in waste management operations. We examine current practices against evolving legislation requirements, providing actionable recommendations to achieve and maintain compliance. This service helps businesses avoid prosecution risks while improving environmental performance.
Environmental Permitting
We assist with all aspects of environmental permitting including application preparation, variation requests, and compliance management. Our team has direct experience with Environment Agency processes, ensuring applications meet technical requirements while minimising operational disruption during the permitting process.
Training Programs
Customised training programs develop in-house compliance expertise. We deliver sessions on specific regulations including packaging waste, WEEE, and hazardous waste management, ensuring staff understand their legal obligations and implementation requirements across different operational contexts.
Packaging Regulations
Specialist support for meeting UK packaging waste regulations. We help producers calculate obligations, implement compliance systems, and prepare required documentation. Our team includes former scheme operators with firsthand experience of regulatory implementation frameworks and reporting requirements.
Recycling Optimisation
We develop strategies to improve recycling operations and reduce disposal costs. This includes process reviews, material flow analysis, and implementation of best practice methodologies that enhance both environmental performance and operational efficiency while maintaining regulatory compliance.
People
Vicki Cooper
Director
Former Biffa operations manager with COTC qualification, plastics recycling plant experience, and environmental law expertise. Leads compliance strategy and permitting projects.
Phil Conran OBE
Director
Former Biffa General Manager who developed major compliance schemes. Chaired government packaging advisory committee and received OBE for environmental services.
Steve Haymes
Planning Expert
Chartered Minerals Surveyor with 30 years' experience in waste industry and property planning. Provides specialist planning and acquisition advice.
Diane Cave
Permitting Expert
Former Environment Agency specialist with 15 years' regulatory experience. Develops environmental management systems and handles permit applications.
Questions
What waste legislation areas do you specialise in?
We cover packaging waste, WEEE, hazardous waste, environmental permitting, producer responsibility, and all aspects of UK waste management compliance.
How can you help businesses avoid prosecution risks?
Through compliance audits, staff training, and implementation support to ensure operations meet current regulatory requirements and enforcement standards.
Do you work with specific industry sectors?
We support businesses across all sectors requiring waste compliance solutions, maintaining specialist knowledge across different regulatory frameworks.
Can you help with permit applications?
Yes, we handle full permit applications, variations, and compliance management with direct experience of Environment Agency processes.
How do you stay updated with changing regulations?
Our team includes former regulators and scheme operators with ongoing involvement in industry advisory groups and policy development.
