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By getting an approved framework, you’ll be able to show when a material has reached end of waste status.
How to meet 'end of waste' status for biomethane produced from organic wastes in a landfill site or anaerobic digestion plant.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and treat hazardous waste cable without the correct waste codes on your permit or exemption.
An overview of the UK regulatory framework for all aspects of radiological and civil nuclear safety across the UK.
How to comply with your environmental permit: technical guidance for operators.
This document contains the performance standards and test procedures for flowmeters used for the monitoring of raw water abstraction, treated wastewater discharges from industrial processes, ultraviolet disinfection processe…
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Understand Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries.
How to comply with your environmental permit: technical guidance for managing clinical waste.
Regulators must use this process guidance note (PGN) to assess applications and write permits for coating of metal and plastic.
The LLWR Socio-economic Fund provides support to local initiatives/groups within a 30-mile radius of the Repository Site.
How to get support if you have to report packaging data or pay a fee under EPR for packaging
Check if an item of WEEE or a component removed from WEEE is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Regional information from our screening work, and its relevance to the siting of a GDF
U14 exemption allows you to mix ash back into the soil to return some of the nutrients from the burnt crops and vegetation.
The Low Level Waste Repository in Cumbria is the UK’s principal facility for the disposal of low level radioactive waste.
Environment Agency's regulation of Sizewell A, B and C and how you can find out more about environmental permits and other activities at these nuclear sites.
Standard rules to allow the operator to undertake mining waste operations on the site of a mine or quarry.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and spread waste gypsum to benefit land.
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