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This document sets out what you must do if you want to get accreditation from us to monitor pollution released from chimney stacks.
Register exemptions for waste activity along a stretch of road, railway, river or any other linear network.
How businesses in England can manage septic tank sludges and other wastes from non-mains domestic sewage systems.
Standard rules to allow storage of wastes to be used in land treatment.
Environment Agency's regulation of Hinkley Point, about EDF’s appeal, how you can find out about environmental permits and other activities at Hinkley Point.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Technical guidance for monitoring landfill leachate, groundwater and surface water at permitted landfill sites.
This Good Practice Guide (GPG) has been developed by Jacobs on behalf of the NDA to identify and facilitate consistent application of good practice within the nuclear industry regarding the characterisation of solid radioact…
How mayoral strategic authorities can incorporate circularity into local growth plans or spatial development strategies.
How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a deposit for recovery operation and what to include in a waste recovery plan.
For operators of a vehicle storage, depollution and dismantling (authorised treatment) facility accepting no more than 750 tonnes of waste vehicles a year.
Standard rules to allow you to operate a metal recycling site at a specified location.
This page describes standard package designs for Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW).
How to calculate the incinerator’s energy efficiency factor so you can apply for and keep R1 recovery status.
National Geological Screening for a GDF - Wealden District region
Identify, describe, classify and manage waste institutional mattresses containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Learn more about the history, science and policy behind GDF
Standard rules to operate mobile plant for landspreading of sewage sludge and deployment form.
Standard rules to capture, treat and store biogas from lagoons and tanks.
The Environment Agency has provided these LRWPs for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
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