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Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
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.
U11 exemption allows you to spread waste on non-agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials (such as lime) to improve or maintain soil.
Guidance for designated collection facilities (DCF) and charities on how to comply with waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and waste regulations.
Guidance for operators, test laboratories and equipment suppliers on the quality assurance of continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS).
Environment Agency regulatory position on the treatment and disposal of invasive non-native plants and associated soil and materials.
T10 exemption allows small organisations, such as charities, to sort recyclable waste so that it can be recovered.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when sweeping waste can be stored and bulked before collection for onward recovery and disposal elsewhere
How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a landfill site, and how to carry out your activities to comply with your permit.
The Environment Agency’s Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of new nuclear power station designs and how we engage with others during the process.
Waste codes for common wastes produced by vehicle maintenance and dismantling activities.
Guidance on interpreting the legislation on radioactive substances in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Environment Agency regulatory position on how to classify excavated waste from street works and utility works when you cannot take samples before excavation.
Apply for approval as a facility to treat, recycle or export waste batteries for treatment and recycling and the rules you must follow.
Sampling and chemical testing of untreated sewage, treated sewage effluents and trade effluents.
Standard rules to operate mobile plant for land spreading and deployment form.
A guide to documenting how you’ve collected your packaging data, known as your ‘methodology’. Online marketplaces affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging must submit a methodology. This is also recom…
When you must report the amount of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) you place on the market and how to do it.
T21 exemption allows you to recover wastes such as sewage grits, screenings and sewage sludge at a waste water treatment works.
T8 exemption allows you to treat small amounts of waste end-of-life tyres for recovery by baling, shredding, peeling, shaving or granulating.
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