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S1 waste exemption lets you store certain waste in secure containers at a site separate to where it was produced, before transporting to another site for recovery.
Guidance on interpreting the legislation on radioactive substances in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Guidance for local authorities on the consistent use of their litter enforcement powers.
The rules for manufacturing mercury added products in Great Britain, as well as importing and exporting them between Great Britain and non-EU countries.
When you must report the amount of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) you place on the market and how to do it.
The safe, secure, and long-term solution for the most hazardous radioactive waste in the UK.
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.
T21 exemption allows you to recover wastes such as sewage grits, screenings and sewage sludge at a waste water treatment works.
T12 exemption allows you to sort, repair, refurbish or dismantle waste for reuse or recovery.
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 deposit for recovery operation and what to include in a waste recovery plan.
How mayoral strategic authorities can incorporate circularity into local growth plans or spatial development strategies.
T24 exemption allows farmers to anaerobically digest manure, slurry and vegetation on their farms to produce digestate for use as fertiliser or soil conditioner.
Information on waste codes and descriptions to use when landspreading to improve soil health.
Guidance on the application of the regulations and the administrative procedures that will be used by government in reaching justification decisions.
U13 exemption allows you to spread cut plant material at the place of production for weed suppression or to provide nutrients to the soil.
What you need to provide to the Environment Agency if you want them to consider allowing your proposed research or trial.
All specifications for the packaging of all Higher Activity Waste (HAW)
How to report a business or organisation that is not separating or collecting recyclable waste in line with the Simpler Recycling rules.
This guidance is aimed at helping readers understand the permitting and other requirements specific to Radioactive Substances Regulation.
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