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How to meet 'end of waste' status for compost produced from source-segregated biodegradable waste.
Common waste codes for batteries, lightbulbs and electrical devices.
Appropriate measures for permitted waste management facilities that handle organic waste, also known as biowaste.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
How to destroy the POPs in waste and when you can recycle, recover or reuse waste containing POPs. How to apply to permanently store waste containing POPs.
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) that are relevant to regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer all types of WEEE.
Waste codes for common healthcare and related wastes.
Explains what is prohibited, how to describe and classify it and the duty to separate mixed waste.
Identify, describe, classify, and manage waste lead acid batteries containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
U11 exemption allows you to spread waste on non-agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials (such as lime) to improve or maintain soil.
How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a landfill site, and how to carry out your activities to comply with your permit.
How to choose a waste recovery or disposal method and assess its risks when applying for or changing your bespoke environmental permit.
To properly classify and manage waste, you must identify when EEE becomes WEEE.
When you must report the amount of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) you place on the market and how to do it.
Waste codes for common packaging and domestic recyclable wastes.
Guidance for EEE producers on how to accurately report the weight of EEE they place on the market under the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulations.
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) for facilities with an environmental permit to mechanically treat metal waste in shredders.
How to meet 'end of waste' status for biomethane produced from organic wastes in a landfill site or anaerobic digestion plant.
Guidance for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer healthcare waste.
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