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How to complete waste or materials facility returns, and deadlines for submission.
The U8 exemption allows you to use waste materials (that do not need treating) for a specific purpose to reduce the use of virgin or non-waste materials.
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
How to complete an air emissions risk assessment, including how to calculate the impact of your emissions and the standards you must meet.
Find out about flood risk activity exemptions, which used to need flood defence consent, and how to register them.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
Find out if and by when you need to apply for a medium combustion plant directive (MCPD) environmental permit to meet air quality requirements.
The S1 waste exemption lets you store certain waste in secure containers at a site separate to where it was produced, before transporting to another site for recovery.
The T28 exemption allows pharmacies and similar places to denature controlled drugs to comply with Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
This guidance explains the appropriate measures that regulated facilities permitted to store, treat or transfer (or both) non-hazardous and inert waste should consider.
Explains the definition of ‘regulated facility’ and how they are grouped into classes.
The T4 exemption allows you to treat waste to reduce its volume for transport to another site for reuse, recycling or to make handling easier.
The U10 exemption allows you to spread specific waste on agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials (such as lime) to improve or maintain soil.
Plan for climate change impacts to and from your site. How to integrate climate change adaptation into your management system under an environmental permit.
How to comply with your permit, including maintenance, record keeping and pollution reporting requirements.
Find out if and by when you need to apply for a specified generator environmental permit to meet air quality requirements.
The types of work on or near a main river or sea defence that don't need an environmental permit so are excluded from the regulations.
How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.
Guidance for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer chemical waste.
The T11 exemption allows you to repair, refurbish or dismantle various types of WEEE so that the whole WEEE item or any parts can be reused for their original purpose or recovered.
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