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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.
Standard rules to operate a household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station with treatment. These rules also allow the storage of asbestos, batteries, cable and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
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.
How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.
If you operate a medium combustion plant (MCP) or a generator, find out if you need to meet MCP and specified generator regulations.
You can temporarily store any waste at the place of production before it’s collected. You do not need to register this exemption.
The types of permit available, how much they cost and how to apply for your environmental permit.
When the MCP is exempt from meeting emission limit values (ELVs), which ELVs apply and the deadlines for meeting them.
Appropriate measures for permitted waste management facilities that handle organic waste, also known as biowaste.
Plan for climate change impacts to and from your site. How to integrate climate change adaptation into your management system under an environmental permit.
T9 exemption allows you to treat scrap metal for handling or recovery by sorting, grading, shearing by manual feed, baling, crushing or cutting with handheld equipment.
How to complete waste or materials facility returns, and deadlines for submission.
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.
How UK environment agencies assess noise, legal requirements for managing noise, noise impact assessments and noise management plans. This replaces H3 guidance.
U8 exemption allows you to recycle waste that does not need treating before being used. This helps reduce the use of virgin materials.
What to include in your fire prevention plan, the fire prevention measures you must put in place, a template for your plan and examples of alternative measures.
Check if you operate a materials facility. Understand your sampling, measuring, recording and reporting requirements.
How to comply with your permit, including maintenance, record keeping and pollution reporting requirements.
Check if you need to do a risk assessment, how to do a risk assessment, and how the Environment Agency can help you.
T23 exemption allows you to compost small volumes of vegetation, cardboard and food waste to spread on soil to add nutrients or improve the structure.
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