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How to trial new operating models and technologies at regulated facilities.
Non-nuclear radioactive substances regulation (RSR), when you need a permit, types of permits, how to apply, change (vary), transfer or surrender your permit.
How to issue evidence, meet and report on recovery and recycling targets and apply protocols on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
Apply to become an approved authorised treatment facility (AATF) and how to operate legally under the approval.
How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a landfill site, and how to carry out your activities to comply with your permit.
How and when you can seize a vehicle to investigate a waste crime.
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) for facilities with an environmental permit to mechanically treat metal waste in shredders.
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.
T1 waste exemption allows you to treat waste packaging so it can be reused in its original form or becomes clean waste suitable for recycling.
T20 exemption allows you to treat certain waste at water treatment works to reduce the volume for transport, or to make it easier to handle for waste recovery.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the treatment and disposal of invasive non-native plants and associated soil and materials.
U4 exemption allows you to use waste plant material or untreated wood as fuel in a small appliance to produce heat or power.
Information on waste batteries excluded from the regulations, definitions and battery types.
How to assess and report B2C and B2B electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) products.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
How to choose a waste recovery or disposal method and assess its risks when applying for or changing your bespoke environmental permit.
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
T10 exemption allows small organisations, such as charities, to sort recyclable waste so that it can be recovered.
U11 exemption lets you spread waste on non-agricultural land to improve soil, instead of using manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials.
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