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This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) for facilities with an environmental permit to mechanically treat metal waste in shredders.
Identify, describe, classify, and manage waste lead acid batteries containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
This guide is for anyone who dredges inland waterways and wants to deposit the dredged waste on land. It does not apply to hydrodynamic dredging or waste disposal at sea.
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).
Advice on indicative standards of operation and environmental performance for industrial sectors.
How businesses in England can manage septic tank sludges and other wastes from non-mains domestic sewage systems.
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.
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).
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Information you must provide in your application to deploy mobile plant for landspreading waste. How you must operate under your approved deployment.
What to do during the aftercare phase and what to include in an application to surrender your permit.
Examples of acceptable evidence of broadly equivalent standards for packaging and equivalent standards for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and batteries.
Use the definitions, criteria and evidence given to classify portable and industrial batteries.
How to meet 'end of waste' status for biomethane produced from organic wastes in a landfill site or anaerobic digestion plant.
Environment Agency regulatory position allowing operators time to get additional technical competence qualifications.
You must consider this guidance if you deal with surplus or waste food and drink.
How regulators determine fit and proper person status when you apply for approval as a compliance scheme or accreditation as a reprocessor or exporter.
Check if an item of WEEE or a component removed from WEEE is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
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