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How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
Find out the legal, financial and professional requirements for operators and managers, including extra duties for waste activity operators.
How the Environment Agency charges for activities that need an environmental permit and the charges you must pay.
Explains the definition of ‘regulated facility’ and how they are grouped into classes.
Find out about exemptions or reliefs that apply to Climate Change Levy if you're a supplier or producer.
How to report releases and transfers from industrial activities that the Environment Agency regulates.
Find out if and by when you need to apply for a medium combustion plant directive (MCPD) environmental permit to meet air quality requirements.
S1 waste exemption lets you store certain waste in secure containers at a site separate to where it was produced, before transporting to another site for recovery.
Outcome of Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 6 which commenced on 27 March 2024.
How to structure your packaging data submission. It includes information about the different types of data you need to submit and the codes you need to use.
How small producers register and what they must collect, report and pay under the extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging regulations.
How the Environment Agency carries out government policy for groundwater and adopts a risk-based approach where legislation allows.
A decision tree illustrating the process for deciding the recyclability of materials under the recyclability assessment methodology (RAM), part of extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging
What you must do to manage odour when you apply for, change (vary) or hold an environmental permit.
Waste codes for common construction and demolition waste.
Information about the programme, including how to register a Combined Heat and Power scheme for certification online using the Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance portal.
Rules to follow if you put batteries, including batteries in vehicles or appliances, on the UK market for the first time.
Common waste codes for batteries, lightbulbs and electrical devices.
How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.
Find out if and by when you need to apply for a specified generator environmental permit to meet air quality requirements.
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