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How to trial new operating models and technologies at regulated facilities.
Waste codes for common wastes produced by mechanical treatment at a waste management facility.
Find out when to prepare a water cycle study for your proposed development plan document, or development, and what to focus on.
Vehicle seizure notice for EU57 HDZ.
Environment Agency regulatory position on producer obligations to assess the recyclability of household packaging supplied between 1 January and 30 June 2025.
Meeting the standard for stack emissions monitoring sample locations – requirements for measurement sections and sites. This guidance was formerly called M1.
How the Environment Agency sets and assesses discharge quality numeric limits in environmental permits.
Find out if you need to report packaging data under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Check if you need an environmental permit for a closed loop ground source heating and cooling system.
You must manage your operations to prevent or minimise pollution from the activities authorised by your permit.
How to apply for an accommodation licence for a structure on the River Thames, the licensing requirements, and licence fees.
What you must do to carry out a risk assessment if you're a farmer applying for a bespoke permit for intensive farming.
What you need to do when you start planning your landfill site.
T21 exemption allows you to recover wastes such as sewage grits, screenings and sewage sludge at a waste water treatment works.
Environment Agency regulatory position on using temporary collection points in local communities for householders’ waste.
Appropriate measures for waste pre-acceptance, acceptance and tracking.
Requirements for businesses that operate or service electrical switchgear that contains sulphur hexaflouride (SF6).
The standards you must meet to close your landfill site and move it into aftercare.
The Environment Agency’s Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of new nuclear power station designs and how we engage with others during the process.
The convictions you must declare when you apply for a new permit or to transfer a permit.
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