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Find out what animal by-products (material with animal content) you can use in a small scale compost heap and if your heap needs approval.
The end of waste criteria for the production and use of quality compost from source-segregated biodegradable waste.
The T23 exemption allows you to compost small volumes of vegetation, cardboard and food waste to spread on soil to add nutrients or improve the structure.
Form for a compost or biogas plant to apply for approval to treat animal by-products or catering waste.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
How to set up a compost or biogas site, UK and EU standards explained, and alternative treatment methods for animal by-products (ABPs).
Guidance on the handling of slurry and manure to help reduce the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
Appropriate measures for waste treatment.
How to stop harmful weeds spreading onto land used for grazing livestock or growing crops, how to dispose of them and how to report them if they’ve spread.
What land use codes to use in 2023 when declaring land in a rural payments application such as the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Countryside Stewardship (CS).
How to provide enough storage and keep storage records of organic manures in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ).
Approval form for a site storing compost and/or digestate other than at the premises of production or use.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
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