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How to trial new operating models and technologies at regulated facilities.
Nuclear Waste Services’ (NWS) purpose is to safely manage the UK’s radioactive waste – today and for the future.
To properly classify and manage waste, you must identify when EEE becomes WEEE.
Guidance for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer healthcare waste.
Information on waste batteries excluded from the regulations, definitions and battery types.
U11 exemption lets you spread waste on non-agricultural land to improve soil, instead of using manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials.
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
Check if you operate a materials facility. Understand your sampling, measuring, recording and reporting requirements.
Large producers can check packaging that is commonly collected or has limited collection at kerbside by UK local authorities.
Waste codes for common wastes produced by mechanical treatment at a waste management facility.
How you can sample and test IBAA as an alternative to a full assessment using the WM3 waste classification technical guidance.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can carry out a small scale remediation scheme or trial to treat contaminated soil and groundwater.
Register exemptions for waste activity along a stretch of road, railway, river or any other linear network.
Standard rules for research and development activities which support products and processes associated with permitted activities at Part A(1) installations.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a deposit for recovery operation and what to include in a waste recovery plan.
Information on waste codes and descriptions to use when landspreading to improve soil health.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the treatment and disposal of invasive non-native plants and associated soil and materials.
UKHSA reviewed recent evidence on the potential health effects from municipal waste incinerator emissions. This work builds on previously carried out evidence reviews.
Rules for shipping WEEE into and out of England from 1 January 2025. How to check you are using the correct code and control.
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