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Information on waste batteries excluded from the regulations, definitions and battery types.
What you need to provide to the Environment Agency if you want them to consider allowing your proposed research or trial.
To properly classify and manage waste, you must identify when EEE becomes WEEE.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
Identify, describe, classify, and manage waste lead acid batteries containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
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.
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).
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Waste codes for common wastes produced by mechanical treatment at a waste management facility.
Standard rules for research and development activities which support products and processes associated with permitted activities at Part A(1) installations.
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
How to trial new operating models and technologies at regulated facilities.
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.
What to do during the aftercare phase and what to include in an application to surrender your permit.
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) for facilities with an environmental permit to mechanically treat metal waste in shredders.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can carry out a small scale remediation scheme or trial to treat contaminated soil and groundwater.
How businesses in England can manage septic tank sludges and other wastes from non-mains domestic sewage systems.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the treatment and disposal of invasive non-native plants and associated soil and materials.
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).
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