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You must consider this guidance if you deal with surplus or waste food and drink.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
The National Waste Programme was established to implement the UK’s strategy for the management of solid low level radioactive waste (LLW) from the nuclear industry. It is an industry-wide collaboration led by LLW Repository …
Environment Agency regulatory position on the recovery of silver from waste photographic and X-ray developer and fixer solutions.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can remove airworthy parts from a waste aircraft which is under a care and maintenance programme.
Case studies of completed measures or measures being progressed in river basin districts from 2015.
Use the ship recycling facility plan template to apply for your ship recycling authorisation.
Standard rules to store and treat dredgings for recovery.
Standard rules to use waste for reclamation, restoration or improvement of land (existing permits only).
Standard rules for using waste to manufacture timber or construction products.
Standard rules to store, or store and treat waste paper, cardboard and plastic for the purpose of recovery.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store sealed containers of food waste.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when local authorities can temporarily store waste sandbags at designated collection points without an environmental permit.
Environment Agency regulatory position on using temporary collection points in local communities for householders’ waste.
Environment Agency regulatory position on treating microbiological laboratory waste by autoclaving before it’s removed from a site.
How a designated collection facility (DCF) must manage its separately collected household WEEE.
This page describes the concept of immobilising and encapsulating hazardous materials within a wasteform and how adequate immobilisation can be proven as part of Disposability Assessment submissions.
National Geological Screening for a GDF - Bristol and Gloucester region
Actions companies need to take to export nuclear-related items.
This page provides introductory information on High Heat Generating Waste (HHGW).
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