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Waste codes for common wastes produced by mechanical treatment at a waste management facility.
What you need to provide to the Environment Agency if you want them to consider allowing your proposed research or trial.
How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a landfill site, and how to carry out your activities to comply with your permit.
When you must report the amount of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) you place on the market and how to do it.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) that are relevant to regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer waste temperature exchange equipment (WTEE).
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) for facilities with an environmental permit to mechanically treat metal waste in shredders.
To properly classify and manage waste, you must identify when EEE becomes WEEE.
Waste codes for common packaging and domestic recyclable wastes.
Rules for shipping WEEE into and out of England from 1 January 2025. How to check you are using the correct code and control.
How to trial new operating models and technologies at regulated facilities.
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.
Advice on indicative standards of operation and environmental performance for industrial sectors.
Information on waste codes and descriptions to use when landspreading to improve soil health.
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
UKHSA reviewed recent evidence on the potential health effects from municipal waste incinerator emissions. This work builds on previously carried out evidence reviews.
Check if an item of upholstered domestic seating is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Environment Agency regulatory position on the treatment and disposal of invasive non-native plants and associated soil and materials.
Information you must provide in your application to deploy mobile plant for landspreading waste. How you must operate under your approved deployment.
How to meet 'end of waste' status for biomethane produced from organic wastes in a landfill site or anaerobic digestion plant.
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