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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.
T19 exemption allows small-scale physical and chemical treatment of waste edible oils and fat to produce fuel.
T30 exemption allows you to recover silver from waste produced in connection with printing or photography.
T18 exemption allows you to treat waste by using flocculants to remove water so that clay or water-based paints can be recovered.
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.
Information for farmers about inspections the Environment Agency carries out to prevent and control pollution, and check permits and licence conditions.
U5 exemption allows you to store and use biodiesel produced from waste as fuel in portable generators and motor vehicles.
T14 exemption allows you to recover oil from oil filters before they're crushed so they can be transported for recovery.
T29 exemption allows farmers, landscapers and other land managers to treat non-hazardous pesticide washings produced during their work.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the recovery of silver from waste photographic and X-ray developer and fixer solutions.
T26 exemption allows small-scale treatment of waste from kitchens using a wormery to produce compost, for use as fertiliser or soil conditioner.
T33 exemption allows you to filter central heating oil from disused tanks so that it can be reused.
U7 exemption allows you to use effluent from water and waste water treatment plants to clean highway gravel beds where high-quality water is not needed.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can remove airworthy parts from a waste aircraft which is under a care and maintenance programme.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can accept gypsum and cement-based waste without the correct waste codes on your permit.
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.
Environment Agency regulatory position on discharging waste containing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) into a wastewater treatment works where your permit contains a POPs exclusion.
T31 exemption allows airports to filter and distill waste aircraft antifreeze fluid to recover monopropylene glycol.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the temporary storage of cans of waste paint at distribution centres, collected through manufacturer, wholesaler or retailer take-back schemes.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can import UK origin naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) waste without a waste shipment consent.
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