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19 waste codes are from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption and water for industrial use. Your permit lists the 19 waste codes you can use. You must follow...
The T25 exemption allows you to treat food and other biodegradable waste by anaerobic digestion to produce digestate for use as fertiliser, and burn the resulting biogas.
What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
This code provides a framework to help all concerned reduce the litter and waste that comes from selling and consuming food on the go.
How to import or move high risk food and feed of non-animal origin from the EU to Great Britain.
Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you're not required to charge for and the records you must keep and submit.
Results from the government’s monitoring of pesticide residues in food, reviewed by the Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF).
The food waste collection grant determination and funding allocations.
Register or renew registration with the Environment Agency to transport, buy, sell or broker waste.
How and when local authorities can and cannot use fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for householders not complying with waste receptacle requirements.
Business waste management in England - your duty of care, waste collection, licences and waste transfer notes
How to get a handling or storage site approved, how to store animal by-products (ABPs) and derived products, and how to build the site.
Environment Agency enforcement position on when a waste collection authority, or contractors working on their behalf, can store food waste.
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
Check the VAT rules for food processing and abattoir services.
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