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This page provides introductory information on High Heat Generating Waste (HHGW).
This page explains how Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is working to achieve safe management and disposal of Higher Activity Waste (HAW) in the UK.
Who, what, why and where
By getting an approved framework, you’ll be able to show when a material has reached end of waste status.
T17 exemption allows you to treat waste fluorescent tubes and capture any mercury emissions before collection for recovery.
U5 exemption allows you to store and use biodiesel produced from waste as fuel in portable generators and motor vehicles.
A methodology for testing protector geotextiles for their performance in specific site conditions.
Environment Agency regulatory position on waste transfer and consignment notes when business waste is deposited at a take back or collection point.
This guidance is intended to help the regulator, the regulated community, and others with an interest in water discharge activities.
Regulators must use this process guidance note (PGN) to assess applications and write permits for film coating.
This guidance will help anyone understand their obligations in relation to hazardous waste and the waste hierarchy.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Guidance on monitoring the concentration of trace components in raw landfill gas at permitted or licenced landfill sites.
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 …
This guidance outlines the rights of appeal against a decision that PackUK have made or a notice that PackUK have issued.
Considerable savings can be made by adopting simple cost-effective techniques for minimising industrial waste during the production processes.
Use the ship recycling facility plan template to apply for your ship recycling authorisation.
Environment Agency regulatory position on using heat to soften waste plastic as part of the waste treatment process carried out under a T4 or U9 waste exemption.
Standard rules to store and treat dredgings for recovery.
Standard rules to use waste for reclamation, restoration or improvement of land (existing permits only).
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