CL:AIRE is a UK charity committed to providing a valuable service for all those involved in sustainable land reuse.
We develop training resources, disseminate information and act as a credible resource for all stakeholders, ensuring we remain at the cutting-edge of best practice and innovation.
Improving efficiency & raising standards
Definition of Waste Code of Practice (DoWCoP), National Quality Mark Scheme for Land Affected by Contamination (NQMS), Asbestos in Soil, SuRF...
Supporting our Members
Find out about the benefits of becoming a CL:AIRE Principal or Supporter Member:- Member discounts, Networking, Working Groups, ...
Sharing Knowledge & Developing People
Water and Land Library ( WALL), Continuing Professional development through Training and workshops...
CL:AIRE works with its Members to raise awareness and pursue shared objectives in land, water and environmental management by collecting strategic industry information and developing industry initiatives that improve efficiency and save money.
The GPVS seeks to raise standards in membrane inspection, verification and reporting and provide confidence that risks associated with ground gases have been adequately managed.
The Definition of Waste Code of Practice (DoWCoP) provides a clear, consistent and efficient process which enables the reuse of excavated materials on-site or their movement between sites.
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The National Quality Mark Scheme for Land Contamination Management (NQMS) is developed by the National Brownfield Forum to provide visible identification of documents that have been checked for quality.
Remediation Technologies Blended Learning Suite: Topics
Intro
This certificate is for individuals which have completed all 10 subjects successfully.
The completion of this page will allow you to download the Remediation Technologies Learning Suite certificate. This certificate confirms that you have completed 41 hours of training.
Below you will find a quiz that requires you to enter 10 different codes. These codes are located in the last module of each subject underneath the link to the subject certificate. The link to access the code only becomes available after you have passed the Final Assessment for each subject.
So you can only download the Remediation Technologies Certificate by entering all 10 codes correctly.
The codes are 5 characters long and have been created by a random code generator, so they cannot be guessed from the course context.
Enter your codes here
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Next GPVS application window opens 1 June 2025
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EAC launches new inquiry to address the risks of PFAS within the UK's regulatory approach
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EU Council reaches agreement on soil monitoring law
The European Council has reached a provisional deal with the European Parliament on a directive establishing a framework for soil monitoring to improve resilience and manage the risks of contaminated...April 2025
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Piling and Penetrative Ground Improvement Methods on Land Affected by Contamination: Guidance on Pollution Prevention
In March 2025, CL:AIRE published a new guidance document Piling and Penetrative Ground Improvement Methods on Land Affected by Contamination: Guidance on Pollution Prevention. Download the file here (23MB)March 2025
CL:AIRE rolling out new membership process for new and renewing members
Over the next few weeks, CL:AIRE will be rolling out a new membership process for new and renewing members. The process will improve how we capture the data about our...March 2025
Launch of Earthbanks project
CL:AIRE is excited to formally announce the launch of its new research project, Earthbanks, spearheaded by eight of the top academics in soil in the UK. The Earthbanks project aims to...March 2025 CL:AIRE publishes DoW CoP 2024 Auditing Summary Report
CL:AIRE continues performing the Definition of Waste Code of Practice (DoW CoP) audits following the procedures published on its website (DoW CoP Auditing Procedures). The audit activities...March 2025
BSSS launches new soil podcast
The British Society of Soil Science (BSSS) has launched a new podcast, Soil Matters, a platform dedicated to bridging the gap between cutting-edge scientific research and...March 2025 CL:AIRE publishes new piling guidance
CL:AIRE is delighted to announce the publication of a new guidance document Piling and Penetrative Ground Improvement Methods on Land Affected by Contamination: Guidance on Pollution Prevention. This report presents guidance on...March 2025 Government publishes policy paper on new approach to ensure regulation support growth
HM Treasury has recently published a policy paper titled New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth. This action plan sets out the next steps to enable a regulatory...March 2025
AGS publishes guidance about managing pressurised gases during drilling
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS) has recently published guidance Managing pressurised gases during drilling. This guidance provided information to aid ground engineering specialists in the risk assessment process.March 2025
CL:AIRE publishes TRG Annual Report 2024
CL:AIRE has now published the 2024 Technology and Research Group (TRG) Annual Report and it is available to download.February 2025 New CL:AIRE TRG member
CL:AIRE is delighted to announce that its Technology and Research Group (TRG) has a new member - Brian Reid, Professor of Soil Science at the University of East Anglia.February 2025
EiCLaR project produces range of outputs on completion
EiCLaR (Enhanced and Innovative In Situ Biotechnologies for Contaminated Land Remediation) was a project funded by the EU and China. It ran from January 2021 until the end of 2024...February 2025
Joint advice note published by Regulators on expectations for successful land quality management at nuclear licensed sites
A joint advice note has been published for the nuclear sector titled Regulatory expectations for successful land quality management at nuclear licensed sites. It was issued...February 2025 UK Government delays mandatory digital waste tracking
The UK Government has announced the delay of digital waste tracking becoming mandatory in April 2025. It will now be introduced from April 2026. Read the updated policy paperFebruary 2025