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How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
For a Part A installation with an anaerobic digestion treatment capacity of over 100 tonnes of waste, or waste and non-waste each day accepting no more than 100,000 tonnes each year.
How to separate, store, transport and dispose of international catering waste (ICW).
Waste codes for common packaging and domestic recyclable wastes.
How to report a business or organisation that is not separating or collecting recyclable waste in line with the Simpler Recycling rules.
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) for facilities with an environmental permit to mechanically treat metal waste in shredders.
T12 exemption allows you to sort, repair, refurbish or dismantle waste for reuse or recovery.
How to meet 'end of waste' status for biomethane produced from organic wastes in a landfill site or anaerobic digestion plant.
Guidance for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer healthcare waste.
How to get support if you have to report packaging data or pay a fee under EPR for packaging
Environment Agency enforcement position on shredding waste upholstered domestic seating (WUDS) containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
How to trial new operating models and technologies at regulated facilities.
How to apply for compliance scheme approval, register, take on packaging producer responsibilities and comply.
Advice on indicative standards of operation and environmental performance for industrial sectors.
Rules for shipping WEEE into and out of England from 1 January 2025. How to check you are using the correct code and control.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the use of additional waste codes to store, treat or spread sewage sludge and septic tank sludge to land.
What you need to provide to the Environment Agency if you want them to consider allowing your proposed research or trial.
Waste codes for common wastes produced by mechanical treatment at a waste management facility.
Standard rules to capture, treat and store biogas from lagoons and tanks.
Standard rules to operate a materials recycling facility.
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