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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Apply to become an approved authorised treatment facility (AATF) and how to operate legally under the approval.
Nuclear Waste Services brings together the UK’s leading nuclear waste management capabilities Nuclear Waste Services works with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority .
What you need to provide to the Environment Agency if you want them to consider allowing your proposed research or trial.
Minutes from the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) meetings.
This series brings together all documents relating to Waste and recycling statistics.
Who, what, why and where
A report that provides information on household and non-household waste such as disposal, reuse, recycling and composting rates.
Information on waste batteries excluded from the regulations, definitions and battery types.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
The U1 exemption allows you to use suitable waste in construction as a recovery activity.
How and when local authorities can and cannot use fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for householders not complying with waste receptacle requirements.
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
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.
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
The U4 exemption allows you to use waste plant material or untreated wood as fuel in a small appliance to produce heat or power.
The T15 exemption allows you to treat aerosol cans by puncturing or crushing them using specialist treatment equipment, so the metal can be recovered.
Each of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's 4 radioactive waste-producing Site Licence Companies produce rolling 5-year Joint Waste Management Plans (JWMPs).
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