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Apply to become an approved authorised treatment facility (AATF) and how to operate legally under the approval.
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.
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.
Where to deposit non-hazardous dredging spoil, how to treat it, and the quantities allowed under a D1 waste exemption.
Waste codes for common healthcare and related wastes.
Check open environmental data and use it in your own applications.
From 1 October 2024, more materials facilities will need to sample and report their waste. Sampling and reporting will be more detailed and more frequent under the amended regulations.
You can use this tool to find out what controls apply to exporting you waste from England to its destination country.
Explains what is prohibited, how to describe and classify it and the duty to separate mixed waste.
How to complete waste or materials facility returns, and deadlines for submission.
How to comply with your permit, including maintenance, record keeping and pollution reporting requirements.
The safe, secure, and long-term solution for the most hazardous radioactive waste in the UK.
Standard rules for a household waste recycling centre.
How to send returns to the Environment Agency and waste producer if you receive or dispose of hazardous waste.
Identify, describe, classify, and manage waste lead acid batteries containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
U11 exemption allows you to spread waste on non-agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials (such as lime) to improve or maintain soil.
Find out how to prepare written assessments to collect paper and card with other dry recyclables. Assessments will be required from March 2025 or March 2026, depending where you collect from.
How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a landfill site, and how to carry out your activities to comply with your permit.
How to choose a waste recovery or disposal method and assess its risks when applying for or changing your bespoke environmental permit.
To properly classify and manage waste, you must identify when EEE becomes WEEE.
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