Industries
Permits, storage compliance, packaging waste and fleet carbon data for warehouses, distribution centres, logistics parks and transport operators.
Industry overview
Warehouses, distribution centres and logistics parks may look low-impact, but their environmental aspects are real: storage of chemicals and dangerous goods, fuel for forklifts and fleets, workshop wastes, large volumes of packaging, stormwater from yards, and noise from 24-hour truck movements near residential areas. Operators that store client goods also inherit the environmental requirements attached to those goods.
Facilities in special economic zones, ports or MODON logistics areas must align with the requirements of the zone operator as well as national environmental regulations under the Environmental Law and its Implementing Regulations. Third-party logistics (3PL) providers handling hazardous materials need storage arrangements, spill controls and records that hold up during inspections and client audits.
Transport and warehousing are also a significant part of customers' Scope 3 emissions. Retailers, manufacturers and e-commerce businesses increasingly ask logistics partners for emissions data per shipment or per client, and for plans to reduce fleet and building energy use.
Environmental challenges
Stored chemicals need segregation, bunding, spill kits and inventories that match what is actually in the racks.
Cardboard, plastic film, pallets and damaged goods create large waste streams that can be recovered if segregated properly.
Maintenance generates used oil, filters, batteries and tyres that must be stored and handed over to licensed contractors with records.
Truck movements, reversing alarms and refrigeration units can create noise complaints where logistics sites border homes.
Shippers ask for emissions per client or shipment, which requires fuel, distance and energy data that many operators do not yet collect.
Typical requirements
Requirements vary by activity, location and permit conditions. We confirm the applicable requirements for your project at the start of every engagement.
How Selorin supports
We confirm permit requirements, review storage arrangements for chemicals and dangerous goods, and close compliance gaps.
We map waste streams, set segregation and recovery routes for packaging and pallets, and organise records for licensed transfers.
We build GHG inventories for fleets and buildings and develop methods to allocate emissions per customer or shipment.
We advise on energy, water and material efficiency for new and existing warehouses, including green building ratings where relevant.
Construction and operating permits, renewals and modifications — from permit strategy and document preparation to submission and responses to authority comments.
Key benefit: Fewer resubmissions and a clearer path to permit decisions
Ongoing compliance management: obligation registers, inspection readiness, responses to regulatory notices and violations, and corrective action plans that close gaps.
Key benefit: Lower exposure to violations and operational disruption
Environmental registers, periodic and self-monitoring reports, and data management systems that keep your records accurate, traceable and ready for inspection.
Key benefit: Reliable environmental data, available when it is needed
Waste classification, audits, waste management plans, segregation and storage, transporter and receiver checks, and documentation for MWAN compliance.
Key benefit: Compliant waste handling with a clear, traceable chain of custody
Material flow analysis, waste reduction, reuse and recycling opportunities, by-product valorisation, and a circular economy strategy with a prioritised roadmap.
Key benefit: Lower material losses and new value from existing resource flows
Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions inventories prepared under the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064-1, with documented methods and verification-ready records.
Key benefit: An emissions baseline you can report, verify and reduce
Baseline, construction, boundary and occupational noise surveys, continuous noise monitoring terminals and vibration measurement, with reports and practical mitigation recommendations.
Key benefit: Fewer noise complaints and clear evidence for authorities
Design-stage advice on energy, water, materials and indoor environmental quality, plus environmental planning and sustainability reviews for developments and infrastructure.
Key benefit: Better building performance decided at design stage, not retrofitted
It depends on the activity, what is stored and where the facility is. Warehouses storing chemicals, fuel or hazardous goods are more likely to have specific requirements. We review your operations and location and confirm the permits and registrations that apply.
Yes. We identify the data you already hold, such as fuel, distance, load and energy use, design an allocation method consistent with the GHG Protocol, and set up a simple process to produce the figures regularly.
Start by measuring what you generate by type. Clean, segregated cardboard, film and pallets often have recovery value. We set up segregation points, identify recovery routes and track volumes so you can see the change.
Share your project details and an environmental specialist will review your requirements.