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How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
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.
You must identify and classify your waste before you send it for recycling…
The tables below list waste codes for common construction and demolition…
The tables below list waste codes for common packaging and domestic type…
These tables list common waste codes for batteries, lightbulbs and…
The tables below list waste codes for common wastes produced by vehicle…
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From 1 October 2024, more materials facilities will need to sample and report their waste. Sampling and reporting will be more detailed and more frequent under the amended regulations.
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Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
Guidance for designated collection facilities (DCF) and charities on how to comply with WEEE and waste regulations.
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
Check if an item of WEEE or a component removed from WEEE is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering environmental issues that may arise during the Recovery Phase of an emergency in the UK
Frameworks which explain how to achieve end of waste status for certain waste derived materials.
Find out if you must offer free collection of old batteries - batteries you must take back, how to collect and send batteries to be recycled, penalties
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Information for consumers.
Apply to become an approved authorised treatment facility (AATF) and how to operate legally under the approval.
How to deal with hazardous waste from your business in England - your duties, licences and registration, storage, collection and transport.
Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil.
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
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