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U11 exemption allows you to spread waste on non-agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials (such as lime) to improve or maintain soil.
Checklists to help you prepare for flooding if you support a community or group
The Environment Agency and lead local flood authorities will use the maps to prepare the flood risk management plans from 2021 to 2027.
Standard rules for discharges to surface water.
Standard rules to use waste in a deposit for recovery operations (construction, reclamation, restoration or improvement of land other than by mobile plant).
Check if you're affected by the Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM). See what actions you must take each scheme year.
How to report a business or organisation that is not separating or collecting recyclable waste in line with the Simpler Recycling rules.
Environment Agency regulatory position on collecting and reporting nation of sale and self-managed organisational waste data for 2024 and 2025.
The rules for manufacturing mercury added products in Great Britain, as well as importing and exporting them between Great Britain and non-EU countries.
A summary of the main methods you should use to monitor for particulate matter in ambient air.
Waste codes for common packaging and domestic recyclable wastes.
The monitoring certification scheme (MCERTS) standard that applies to holders of environmental permits who must monitor liquid flow (sewage or trade effluent).
Environment Agency regulatory position on storing, treating, and using excavated utilities wastes classified under RPS 298.
How to work out charges for water abstraction and impounding licences.
Environment Agency data for waste accepted and removed from sites with environmental permits for waste management activities.
Apply for a licence to introduce, keep or farm non-native fish, lobsters and crayfish.
The Environment Agency’s Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of new nuclear power station designs and how we engage with others during the process.
Find out if Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) or specified generator regulations apply to your operations.
T8 exemption allows you to treat small amounts of waste end-of-life tyres for recovery by baling, shredding, peeling, shaving or granulating.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when sweeping waste can be stored and bulked before collection for onward recovery and disposal elsewhere
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