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Producer responsibility laws in the UK cover packaging, electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), batteries and end of life vehicles (ELVs).
How to destroy the POPs in waste and when you can recycle, recover or reuse waste containing POPs. How to apply to permanently store waste containing POPs.
Sets out changes in terminology in definitions relating to waste reporting obligations.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
Identify, describe, classify and manage waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
This series brings together all documents relating to Waste and recycling statistics.
The S2 waste exemption allows you to store specific waste at a secure intermediate site, separate to where the waste was produced, before transportation to another site for recovery.
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
Setting out the progress being made on the GovTech waste tracking challenge, to build the UK's first comprehensive digital waste tracking system.
The Waste Operations division of Nuclear Waste Services manages the Low Level Waste Repository in Cumbria and ensures that lower activity waste is managed effectively across the UK.
What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
NDA's waste management strategy aims to protect people and the environment.
Rules to follow if you put batteries, including batteries in vehicles or appliances, on the UK market for the first time.
The T28 exemption allows pharmacies and similar places to denature controlled drugs to comply with Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
If you're terminally ill and might not live longer than 12 months, you may be able to get some benefits at a higher rate.
The U11 exemption allows you to spread waste on non-agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials (such as lime) to improve or maintain soil.
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