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The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Standard rules to store, or store and treat end-of-life tyres for the purpose of waste recovery.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and physically treat hazardous metal shredder residues without the correct waste codes on your permit.
Find out the energy efficiency requirements you must comply with, and how to comply, to operate under an environmental permit.
View the permit issued for Net Zero Teesside Power Station and Carbon Capture Plant, Redcar under the Industrial Emissions Directive.
About Radioactive Substances Compliance Assessment Reports, assessments and inspections and what the Environment Agency will do if you do not follow the rules.
Environment Agency regulatory position on burning waste particle board off-cuts (waste code 03 01 05) as a fuel in a small appliance.
Environment Agency regulatory position on waste transfer and consignment notes when business waste is deposited at a take back or collection point.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can use a mobile boiler that is a MCP without an environmental permit.
The groundwater protection code of practice on how to prevent pollution from petrol, diesel and other fuel tanks.
How the Environment Agency regulates discharges and radioactive waste disposals from Sellafield through environmental permitting.
When and how to register if you are discharging small quantities of substances for scientific purposes as part of a groundwater tracer test or remediation scheme.
T26 exemption allows small-scale treatment of waste from kitchens using a wormery to produce compost, for use as fertiliser or soil conditioner.
U2 exemption allows you to use a small number of end-of-life tyre bales in construction.
Use this tool to find out if you need to apply for a simple bespoke or complex bespoke medium combustion plant permit.
View the permit issued for Total Lindsey Oil Refinery, Immingham under the Industrial Emissions Directive.
View the application submitted by Harlow Operations Limited for KAO Data Harlow Campus, Harlow.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the storage and treatment of waste oyster shells for use in new products.
How to assess the impact of a flood risk activity and decide whether it supports the objectives of your local River Basin Management Plan.
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