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Standard rules for research and development activities which support products and processes associated with permitted activities at Part A(1) installations.
The rules for manufacturing mercury added products in Great Britain, as well as importing and exporting them between Great Britain and non-EU countries.
Where to deposit non-hazardous dredging spoil, how to treat it, and the quantities allowed under a D1 waste exemption.
Environment Agency regulatory position on collecting and reporting nation of sale, self-managed organisational waste and plastic and paper bags data for 2024 and 2025.
Guidance for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer healthcare waste.
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).
The safe, secure, and long-term solution for the most hazardous radioactive waste in the UK.
Standard rules to operate a WEEE authorised treatment facility excluding ozone depleting substances.
Waste codes for common wastes produced by mechanical treatment at a waste management facility.
U11 exemption lets you spread waste on non-agricultural land to improve soil, instead of using manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials.
Identify, describe, classify, and manage waste lead acid batteries containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Standard rules to operate a materials recycling facility.
T12 exemption allows you to sort, repair, refurbish or dismantle waste for reuse or recovery.
How to report a business or organisation that is not separating or collecting recyclable waste in line with the Simpler Recycling rules.
Waste codes for common packaging and domestic recyclable wastes.
What you need to provide to the Environment Agency if you want them to consider allowing your proposed research or trial.
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 submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a landfill site, and how to carry out your activities to comply with your permit.
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) for facilities with an environmental permit to mechanically treat metal waste in shredders.
Our dedicated Waste Services teams deliver and develop integrated waste management capabilities, support national strategies, and manage customer and supplier relationships across the waste lifecycle.
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