Policy

Waste and recycling

• From: Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

What the government’s doing about waste and recycling.

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• Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) public registers

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 23 September 2016

• Environmental permits: regulatory position statements

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 20 September 2016

• MCERTS: performance standards and test procedures for automatic isokinetic samplers

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 20 September 2016

• Path Head Landfill, Gateshead

  • Display type: Notice
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 16 September 2016

• MCERTS: personnel competency standard for manual stack emission monitoring

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 14 September 2016

• Relevant conviction guidance for permit applications for waste activities and installations only

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 14 September 2016

• Notorious Hants waste criminal sentenced to 30 weeks imprisonment

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 14 September 2016

• Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in the UK

  • Display type: Official Statistics
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 9 September 2016

• Hazardous waste: consignee returns spreadsheet

  • Display type: Form
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 9 September 2016

• Investigation after waste illegally dumped

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 9 September 2016

• Storing catalytic converters at metal recycling sites: RPS 200

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 8 September 2016

• All clear for Derby Waste site

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 24 August 2016

• Application for an environmental permit: part F1 opra, charges, declarations

  • Display type: Form
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 18 August 2016

• Enforcement undertakings accepted by the Environment Agency

  • Display type: Transparency data
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 18 August 2016

• Proposed changes to landspreading and waste storage standard rules

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 16 August 2016

• Material comparators to assist in an end-of-waste assessment

  • Display type: Research and analysis
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 12 August 2016

• Monitoring emissions to air, land and water (MCERTS)

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 2 August 2016

• WEEE: submit a proposal for a compliance fee methodology

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Environment Agency and 1 others
  • Updated: 2 August 2016

• End-of-life vehicles: authorised treatment facilities register

  • Display type: Notice
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 1 August 2016

• Charges for single-use plastic carrier bags

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 30 July 2016

• Carrier bags: why there's a 5p charge

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 30 July 2016

• Carrier bag charge: summary of data in England for 2015 to 2016

  • Display type: Research and analysis
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 30 July 2016

• Billions fewer plastic bags on the streets

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 30 July 2016

• Waste batteries: treat, recycle and export

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 29 July 2016

• Waste assessment and classification

  • Display type: Closed consultation
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 29 July 2016

• Man jailed for running illegal waste site

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 27 July 2016

• Man fined for operating illegal waste site

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 20 July 2016

• Manage waste on land: guidance for land managers

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government and 1 others
  • Updated: 19 July 2016

• Steel slag aggregates: ‘end of waste criteria’ quality protocol

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 19 July 2016

• Dorset man narrowly escapes prison for running illegal waste oil site

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 19 July 2016

• North East man fined for waste offences

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 15 July 2016

• Blaydon Quarry Landfill, Newcastle upon Tyne

  • Display type: Notice
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 8 July 2016

• MCERTS: performance standards and test procedures for continuous emission monitoring systems

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 6 July 2016

• M4 guidelines for ash sampling and analysis

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 6 July 2016

• AB Produce, Measham, Leicestershire

  • Display type: Notice
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 5 July 2016

• High House Farm Ltd of Dorchester fined for polluting stream twice

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 1 July 2016

• Companies ordered to pay for water pollution

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 30 June 2016

• MCERTS: performance standard for continuous ambient air quality monitoring systems

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 28 June 2016

• Waste incinerators: guidance on impact assessment for group 3 metals stack

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 28 June 2016

• The treatment of liquid crystal display units containing mercury to comply with BATRRT

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 24 June 2016