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Rules to follow if you put batteries, including batteries in vehicles or appliances, on the UK market for the first time.
How to meet 'end of waste' status for digestate produced from anaerobic digestion of source-segregated biodegradable waste.
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
Find out when large and small organisations affected by Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (EPR) must collect and submit packaging data.
Waste codes for common construction and demolition waste.
When you can use PCBs and equipment, products or materials containing them, and how to register, label and dispose of them.
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.
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 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.
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.
You can temporarily store any waste at the place of production before it’s collected. You do not need to register this exemption.
How to meet 'end of waste' status for compost produced from source-segregated biodegradable waste.
How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.
T6 exemption allows you to chip, shred, pulverise or cut waste wood and plant matter to make it suitable for a specific purpose.
U8 exemption allows you to recycle waste that does not need treating before being used. This helps reduce the use of virgin materials.
Appropriate measures for permitted waste management facilities that handle organic waste, also known as biowaste.
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.
Common waste codes for batteries, lightbulbs and electrical devices.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
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