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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
Business waste management in England - your duty of care, waste collection, licences and waste transfer notes
You must: keep waste to a minimum by doing everything you reasonably can…
You must store waste safely and securely. To do this: store waste in a…
For each load of non-hazardous waste you move off your premises, you need…
Contact the organisation in your region if you have any questions about…
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…
The tables below list waste codes for common healthcare and related…
Provides further information in support of the implementation of waste planning policy.
How to deal with hazardous waste from your business in England - your duties, licences and registration, storage, collection and transport.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Register or renew registration with the Environment Agency to transport, buy, sell or broker waste.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
Sets out changes in terminology in definitions relating to waste reporting obligations.
Explains what is prohibited, how to describe and classify it and the duty to separate mixed waste.
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
This series brings together all documents relating to Waste and recycling statistics.
Get the Environment Agency’s opinion on if a material is a by-product or meets 'end of waste' status. The service costs £125 an hour including VAT.
What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil.
Arrange for the collection of garden waste by your council
How to destroy the POPs in waste and when you can recycle, recover or reuse waste containing POPs. How to apply to permanently store waste containing POPs.
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 to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
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