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T14 exemption allows you to recover oil from oil filters before they're crushed so they can be transported for recovery.
D4 exemption allows you to deposit diseased crops where they were grown, when a Plant Health Notice has been issued, to reduce the risk of spreading plant diseases or pests.
T26 exemption allows small-scale treatment of waste from kitchens using a wormery to produce compost, for use as fertiliser or soil conditioner.
Information for farmers about inspections the Environment Agency carries out to prevent and control pollution, and check permits and licence conditions.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the recovery of silver from waste photographic and X-ray developer and fixer solutions.
T17 exemption allows you to treat waste fluorescent tubes and capture any mercury emissions before collection for recovery.
Environment Agency regulatory position on discharging waste containing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) into a wastewater treatment works where your permit contains a POPs exclusion.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
U5 exemption allows you to store and use biodiesel produced from waste as fuel in portable generators and motor vehicles.
U6 exemption allows you to import sludge from one waste water treatment plant to another to reseed the biological process.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store, treat and use waste water containing concrete at construction sites.
D8 exemption allows you to burn plant tissue waste, wood packaging and packing material waste at a port when a Plant Health Notice has been issued, to prevent the spread of plant diseases.
T29 exemption allows farmers, landscapers and other land managers to treat non-hazardous pesticide washings produced during their work.
U3 exemption allows groups such as schools, colleges and theatres to use waste, such as offcuts of wood, for creative installations.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can import UK origin naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) waste without a waste shipment consent.
Environment Agency regulatory position on storing and treating waste animal bedding to make briquettes or pellets.
T19 exemption allows small-scale physical and chemical treatment of waste edible oils and fat to produce fuel.
Environment Agency regulatory position on burning waste particle board off-cuts (waste code 03 01 05) as a fuel in a small appliance.
Important information on waste codes and descriptions.
T30 exemption allows you to recover silver from waste produced in connection with printing or photography.
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