Landscaping PPGs

The Environment Agency, Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and SEPA have produced a range of Pollution Prevention Guidelines (PPGs). Each PPG is targeted at a particular type of business or activity and provides advice on statutory responsibilities and good environmental practice. The PPGs listed below may be of interest to landscaping businesses.

PPG 1 General guide to the prevention of pollution (Adobe PDF – 95.8KB)

NEW PPG 2 Above ground oil storage tanks (Adobe PDF - 276KB)

PPG 5 Works and maintenance in or near water (Adobe PDF – 894KB)

PPG 7 Refuelling facilities (Adobe PDF – 664KB)

PPG 8 Safe storage and disposal of used oils (Adobe PDF – 76KB)

PPG 13 Vehicle washing and cleaning (Adobe PDF – 175KB)

PPG 21 Pollution incident response planning (Adobe PDF – 318KB)

PPG 23 Maintenance of structures replaced by PPG 5 (Adobe PDF – 894KB)

PPG 26 Drums and intermediate bulk containers (Adobe PDF - 351KB)

In England and Wales, use the Environment Agency's 10-point checklist of essential environmental management practices:

Is your site right? (Adobe PDF - 57.1 KB)