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This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) for facilities with an environmental permit to mechanically treat metal waste in shredders.
How to separate, store, transport and dispose of international catering waste (ICW).
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.
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.
Standard rules to operate a materials recycling facility.
When to reject hazardous waste and what to do if you are the consignee, carrier, producer or holder.
How to report a business or organisation that is not separating or collecting recyclable waste in line with the Simpler Recycling rules.
All specifications for the packaging of all Higher Activity Waste (HAW)
How to apply for compliance scheme approval, register, take on packaging producer responsibilities and comply.
Rules for shipping WEEE into and out of England from 1 January 2025. How to check you are using the correct code and control.
How the Environment Agency regulates the different types of nuclear sites and protects people and the environment.
Nuclear site radioactive substances regulation (RSR), when you need a permit, how to apply, how to change (vary), transfer or surrender your permit
Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
T8 exemption allows you to treat small amounts of waste end-of-life tyres for recovery by baling, shredding, peeling, shaving or granulating.
Environment Agency enforcement position on shredding waste upholstered domestic seating (WUDS) containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
T24 exemption allows farmers to anaerobically digest manure, slurry and vegetation on their farms to produce digestate for use as fertiliser or soil conditioner.
How to trial new operating models and technologies at regulated facilities.
The Environment Agency’s Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of new nuclear power station designs and how we engage with others during the process.
D3 exemption allows the burial of waste from a portable toilet, to avoid long-distance transportation of small quantities of waste to sewage treatment works.
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