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U11 exemption lets you spread waste on non-agricultural land to improve soil, instead of using manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials.
Environment Agency charging scheme for waste (miscellaneous), including all amendments up to and including August 2025.
Guidance for EEE producers on how to accurately report the weight of EEE they place on the market under the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulations.
D5 exemption allows you to deposit and store waste samples when required to comply with or enforce specified regulations, or before testing and analysis for research.
Standard rules to operate a vehicle storage depollution and dismantling authorised treatment facility.
U9 exemption allows you to use waste in place of raw materials to manufacture a finished product.
Waste codes for common wastes produced by mechanical treatment at a waste management facility.
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.
How to choose a waste recovery or disposal method and assess its risks when applying for or changing your bespoke environmental permit.
Environment Agency data for waste accepted and removed from sites with environmental permits for waste management activities.
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) for facilities with an environmental permit to mechanically treat metal waste in shredders.
U13 exemption allows you to spread cut plant material at the place of production for weed suppression or to provide nutrients to the soil.
Waste codes for common packaging and domestic recyclable wastes.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can carry out a small scale remediation scheme or trial to treat contaminated soil and groundwater.
How to document the way you collect your packaging and packaging waste data - known as your ‘methodology' - as an online marketplace or other producer obligated under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.…
How to apply for compliance scheme approval, register, take on packaging producer responsibilities and comply.
Apply for approval as a facility to treat, recycle or export waste batteries for treatment and recycling and the rules you must follow.
T12 exemption allows you to sort, repair, refurbish or dismantle waste for reuse or recovery.
Our dedicated Waste Services teams deliver and develop integrated waste management capabilities, support national strategies, and manage customer and supplier relationships across the waste lifecycle.
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