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The T9 exemption allows you to treat scrap metal for handling or recovery by sorting, grading, shearing by manual feed, baling, crushing or cutting with handheld equipment.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
Get help to classify various items of iron and steel, primarily those classified under chapter 72.
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How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
How to dispose of household waste legally. Check your council’s website for bin collection, bulky waste collection. What you must do if using private companies
Work to limit heavy metals polluting rivers in Upper Teesdale is due to start next week
The Water and Abandoned Metal Mines programme aims to tackle the water pollution caused by historical metal mining.
From 1 October 2024, more materials facilities will need to sample and report their waste. Sampling and reporting will be more detailed and more frequent under the amended regulations.
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
Guidance and information for local authorities on licencing and suitability of dealers, chargeable fees, definition of terms and other issues around this 2013 act.
Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Details of the new offence of purchasing scrap metal for cash and how the new offence will be implemented from 3 December 2012.
The U16 exemption allows you to reuse the parts from depolluted end-of-life vehicles in other vehicles.
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