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Officers from the Environment Agency and the Joint Unit for Waste Crime visited two landfill sites in the north of England in a day of action.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
Frameworks which explain how to achieve end of waste status for certain waste derived materials.
The U1 exemption allows you to use suitable waste in construction as a recovery activity.
List of exemptions for temporarily storing waste at the place where it was produced or elsewhere.
Environment Agency survey of informed stakeholders suggests 18% of all waste in England may be illegally managed
Waste Package guidance for standardised waste packages containing Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW)
Your responsibilities, hazardous waste and report an environmental incident
The Waste Operations division of Nuclear Waste Services manages the Low Level Waste Repository in Cumbria and ensures that lower activity waste is managed effectively across the UK.
Environment Agency data for waste accepted and removed from sites with environmental permits for waste management activities.
Apply for approval as a facility to treat, recycle or export waste batteries for treatment and recycling and the rules you must follow.
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.
The T13 exemption allows you to recover waste food by decanting or unwrapping it and recovering the packaging.
Arrange a special collection for large waste items - most councils will collect things like old sofas, fridges or washing machines for a fee
What information the consignment note must contain, who has to complete each part and when it has to be completed.
Apps offering waste disposal services are a new and emerging risk - make sure you know your duty of care obligations.
We work with organisations across the UK that produce radioactive waste.
This page contains Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) Waste Package Specifications and Guidance for waste packages destined for geological disposal.
The T1 waste exemption allows you to treat waste packaging so it can be reused in its original form or becomes clean waste suitable for recycling.
Arrange for the collection of garden waste by your council
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