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The U2 exemption allows you to use a small number of end-of-life tyre bales in construction.
The T24 exemption allows farmers to anaerobically digest manure, slurry and vegetation on their farms to produce digestate for use as fertiliser or soil conditioner.
Apply to become an approved authorised treatment facility (AATF) and how to operate legally under the approval.
The S1 waste exemption lets you store certain waste in secure containers at a site separate to where it was produced, before transportation to another site for recovery.
What information the consignment note must contain, who has to complete each part and when it has to be completed.
The D5 exemption allows you to deposit and store waste samples when required to comply with or enforce specified regulations, or before testing and analysis for research.
Find out if Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) or specified generator regulations apply to your operations.
What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
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 hazardous waste from your business in England - your duties, licences and registration, storage, collection and transport.
Explains what is prohibited, how to describe and classify it and the duty to separate mixed waste.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
Check if an item of upholstered domestic seating is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
The T32 exemption allows you to treat non-hazardous pesticide washings in a biobed or biofilter.
Guidance for designated collection facilities (DCF) and charities on how to comply with WEEE and waste regulations.
The U6 exemption allows you to import sludge from one waste water treatment plant to another to reseed the biological process.
When your waste operation does not need a permit but you may need to register.
This exemption allows you to temporarily store any waste at the place of production before it’s collected.
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