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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.
Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil.
How to choose a waste recovery or disposal method and assess its risks when applying for or changing your bespoke environmental permit.
How to develop a management system and keep it up to date so that you can carry out activities under an environmental permit.
Provides further information in support of the implementation of waste planning policy.
Find out the legal, financial and professional requirements for operators and managers, including extra duties for waste activity operators.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
Find out about Compliance Assessment Reports, assessments, inspections and permit reviews, and what the Environment Agency will do if you do not follow the rules.
When your waste operation does not need a permit but you may need to register.
Understand the European Community (EC) directive 2006/12/EC6 on waste (Waste Framework Directive).
What you need to provide to the Environment Agency if you want them to consider allowing your proposed research or trial.
Permits for installations, medium combustion plant, specified generator, waste or mining waste operations, water discharge or groundwater activities, or work on or near a main river or sea defence.
Low risk waste activities that the Environment Agency has agreed do not need a permit.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
For each activity there is a set of rules and a risk assessment.
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.
View a list of environmental permitting applications that have been submitted to the Environment Agency.
This guidance is to understand the European Community (EC) Directive 2006/12/EC on waste, as it relates to permitting waste operations in England and Wales.
When the Environment Agency will not require you to get a permit to carry out certain activities that they regulate.
How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.
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