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The Environment Agency has provided this low risk waste position (LRWP) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
How to meet 'end of waste' status for biomethane produced from organic wastes in a landfill site or anaerobic digestion plant.
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.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a deposit for recovery operation and what to include in a waste recovery plan.
Standard rules to capture, treat and store biogas from lagoons and tanks.
Environment Agency regulatory position on emergency services and armed forces using end of life vehicles (ELVs) and other wastes for training exercises, teaching and public awareness displays.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can burn waste wood during community events such as Guy Fawkes’ bonfires and Scout and Guide campfires.
Work out the toxic equivalency factors of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) to calculate their concentration.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store waste incapacitant sprays without an environmental permit.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and spread waste gypsum to benefit land.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can operate an ‘orphan’ waste effluent treatment plant without a waste operation or waste installation environmental permit.
When recovered non-packaging plastics are no longer waste.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can burn or incinerate waste following an animal disease outbreak or infection identified by the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
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