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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
Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.
Guidance and information for local authorities on licencing and suitability of dealers, chargeable fees, definition of terms and other issues around this 2013 act.
Buy or sell a vehicle, check a used vehicle, written off vehicles, scrapping a vehicle
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
How to deal with hazardous waste from your business in England - your duties, licences and registration, storage, collection and transport.
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 deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
Illegal Teesside scrap site with hundreds of cars piled up must now be cleared following Environment Agency investigation.
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.
How to apply to be an authorised treatment facility (ATF) for ELVs, comply with ELV regulations and meet recycling targets.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
Details of the new offence of purchasing scrap metal for cash and how the new offence will be implemented from 3 December 2012.
Find government-owned property, buildings or land that's available to rent or buy, or contest its use
Standard rules and bespoke permits for using, treating, storing and disposing of waste. Check if you need a permit and find out how to apply.
The S2 waste exemption allows you to store specific waste at a secure intermediate site, separate to where the waste was produced, before transportation to another site for recovery.
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