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How to check if your waste is international catering waste (ICW) and how to store, transport and dispose of it.
Declare the disposal of catering waste from a vessel or aircraft that has travelled within the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man after international travel.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
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How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
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.
Environment Agency launches consultation on updating charges for regulating notified international waste shipments
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.
What information the consignment note must contain, who has to complete each part and when it has to be completed.
Amended charges for international waste shipments come into force as of 1 April 2024
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
How to pay Environment Agency charges for international waste shipments (IWS) notifications.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
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