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How the current health of the water environment is assessed and how environmental objectives are used.
Advice on indicative standards of operation and environmental performance for industrial sectors.
Standard rules for installing and using boreholes and temporary trial pits within a floodplain.
Standard rules for research and development activities which support products and processes associated with permitted activities at Part A(1) installations.
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
For operators of a small metal recycling facility accepting no more than 5,000 tonnes of waste each year with no more than 100 tonnes on site at any one time.
Check if you're exempt from needing an environmental permit for a new closed loop ground source heating and cooling system.
Find out when to prepare a water cycle study for your proposed development plan document, or development, and what to focus on.
You must complete and submit this application if you are submitting a notification under the Waste Shipments Regulation.
Handbook and software to help assess the risks of contaminated land exposure for human health.
Guidance for EEE producers on how to accurately report the weight of EEE they place on the market under the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulations.
How to avoid causing groundwater pollution when developing cemeteries for burying human remains.
For operators of a vehicle storage, depollution and dismantling (authorised treatment) facility accepting no more than 750 tonnes of waste vehicles a year.
Rules for shipping WEEE into and out of England from 1 January 2025. How to check you are using the correct code and control.
How to document the way you collect your packaging and packaging waste data - known as your ‘methodology' - as an online marketplace or other producer obligated under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.…
How to get extra support for projects in England that require a complex range of environmental permits and licences.
Guidance to help UK administered aeroplane operators comply with the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).
Standard rules for repairing and protecting up to 20 metres of main river bank using natural materials.
Find out if you need to report packaging data under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
These are the appropriate measures for waste pre-acceptance, acceptance and tracking at regulated facilities with an environmental permit for treating or transferring chemical waste. They do not apply when waste will be rece…
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