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By getting an approved framework, you’ll be able to show when a material has reached end of waste status.
Check if an item of upholstered domestic seating is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Standard rules to operate a WEEE authorised treatment facility excluding ozone depleting substances.
The Environment Agency has provided these LRWPs for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
How to meet 'end of waste' status for biomethane produced from organic wastes in a landfill site or anaerobic digestion plant.
The Low Level Waste Repository in Cumbria is the UK’s principal facility for the disposal of low level radioactive waste.
Apply to become an approved exporter (AE) and operate legally under the approval.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and shred electronic storage media containing confidential or sensitive material for data security and destruction only without an environmental permit.
For a Part A installation with an anaerobic digestion capacity of over 100 tonnes of waste, or a combination of waste and non-waste each day and accepting no more than 100,000 tonnes per year.
For facilities with a treatment capacity of no more than 75 tonnes a day that accept no more than 35,000 tonnes a year.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the storage of food, source segregated waste and mixed municipal waste at a collection point.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and treat hazardous waste cable without the correct waste codes on your permit or exemption.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the storage and dismantling of small boats and barges.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can accept waste codes that are not listed in your environmental permit or waste exemption
Environment Agency regulatory position on the use of final effluent from sewage treatment works to fill empty petrol tanks during construction or maintenance at petrol stations.
How to pay Environment Agency charges for international waste shipments (IWS) notifications.
Check if an item of WEEE or a component removed from WEEE is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Environment Agency regulatory position on the storage and treatment of waste filter bed media at water and waste water treatment works.
Environment Agency regulatory position on storing chemical toilet waste, and other sewage related wastes, without an environmental permit.
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