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T32 exemption allows you to treat non-hazardous pesticide washings in a biobed or biofilter.
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.
About Radioactive Substances Compliance Assessment Reports, assessments and inspections and what the Environment Agency will do if you do not follow the rules.
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
Standard rules to allow you to operate a metal recycling and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) authorised treatment facility at a specified location.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can use combustion units of less than 0.4 megawatts thermal input (aggregated) to burn biogas or biomethane under permit SR2023 No 1.
Environment Agency regulatory position on storing chemical toilet waste, and other sewage related wastes, without an environmental permit.
Environment Agency regulatory position allowing operators time to get additional technical competence qualifications.
By getting an approved framework, you’ll be able to show when a material has reached end of waste status.
T26 exemption allows small-scale treatment of waste from kitchens using a wormery to produce compost, for use as fertiliser or soil conditioner.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when a person who is authorised under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations can store, sort and denature controlled drugs that have become waste, at another place.
The D2 exemption allows older rolling stock not fitted with appropriate collection facilities to deposit sanitary waste on to the track.
Standard rules to store and treat dredgings for recovery.
Standard rules to allow you to operate a vehicle depollution and dismantling facility at a specified location.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the storage of food, source segregated waste and mixed municipal waste at a collection point.
Standard rules SR2009 No 2: low impact part A installation.
Standard rules to allow storage of wastes to be used in land treatment.
The purpose of this document is to provide a best method approach to sampling and analysing emissions from enclosed landfill gas flares.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when sweeping waste can be stored and bulked before collection for onward recovery and disposal elsewhere
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and shred electronic storage media containing confidential or sensitive material for data security and destruction only without an environmental permit.
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