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Environment Agency regulatory position on collecting and reporting nation of sale and self-managed organisational waste data for 2024 and 2025.
U13 exemption allows you to spread cut plant material at the place of production for weed suppression or to provide nutrients to the soil.
Standard rules to capture, treat and store biogas from lagoons and tanks.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the use of additional waste codes to store, treat or spread sewage sludge and septic tank sludge to land.
Technical guidance for monitoring landfill leachate, groundwater and surface water at permitted landfill sites.
Standard rules to operate a WEEE authorised treatment facility excluding ozone depleting substances.
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.
Guidance on the application of the regulations and the administrative procedures that will be used by government in reaching justification decisions.
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.
Environment Agency data for waste accepted and removed from sites with environmental permits for waste management activities.
This page explains how engagement between Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) and waste packagers helps the development of safe waste packaging solutions in an efficient manner.
This page provides information on the management of High Heat Generating Waste (HHGW) prior to disposal.
T24 exemption allows farmers to anaerobically digest manure, slurry and vegetation on their farms to produce digestate for use as fertiliser or soil conditioner.
What you need to provide to the Environment Agency if you want them to consider allowing your proposed research or trial.
Waste codes for common wastes produced by mechanical treatment at a waste management facility.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store, treat and use asphalt waste without an environmental permit.
Waste codes for common wastes produced by vehicle maintenance and dismantling activities.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
View the final permit decisions that the Environment Agency has made on applications for environmental permits for July 2025
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
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