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How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a landfill site, and how to carry out your activities to comply with your permit.
S3 waste exemption lets you store sewage sludge at a site where it will be used in accordance with the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989.
How to separate, store, transport and dispose of international catering waste (ICW).
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) that are relevant to regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer all types of WEEE.
T10 exemption allows small organisations, such as charities, to sort recyclable waste so that it can be recovered.
Guidance for EEE producers on how to accurately report the weight of EEE they place on the market under the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulations.
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is gathering information to understand if the current Search Areas could be suitable to host a GDF.
When to reject hazardous waste and what to do if you are the consignee, carrier, producer or holder.
U11 exemption lets you spread waste on non-agricultural land to improve soil, instead of using manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials.
Standard rules to operate mobile plant for land spreading and deployment form.
Illustrative waste disposal fees for Year 2 (2026 to 2027) that will be charged to large producers obligated under Extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Explains what is prohibited, how to describe and classify it and the duty to separate mixed waste.
Apply for approval as a facility to treat, recycle or export waste batteries for treatment and recycling and the rules you must follow.
View the final permit decisions that the Environment Agency has made on applications for environmental permits from June to December 2025
The safe, secure, and long-term solution for the most hazardous radioactive waste in the UK.
How to document the way you collect your packaging and packaging waste data - known as your ‘methodology' - as an online marketplace or other producer obligated under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.…
Guidance for designated collection facilities (DCF) and charities on how to comply with waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and waste regulations.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
To properly classify and manage waste, you must identify when EEE becomes WEEE.
Standard rules for research and development activities which support products and processes associated with permitted activities at Part A(1) installations.
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