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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.
UKHSA reviewed recent evidence on the potential health effects from municipal waste incinerator emissions. This work builds on previously carried out evidence reviews.
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.
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 report a business or organisation that is not separating or collecting recyclable waste in line with the Simpler Recycling rules.
How to record and report data under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging requirements.
When you must report the amount of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) you place on the market and how to do it.
When to reject hazardous waste and what to do if you are the consignee, carrier, producer or holder.
Standard rules to operate an asbestos waste transfer station.
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.
Standard rules to operate a materials recycling facility.
This page introduces Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) Waste Package Specifications (WPS) and Guidance for waste packages intended for geological disposal.
How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a deposit for recovery operation and what to include in a waste recovery plan.
Environment Agency data for waste accepted and removed from sites with environmental permits for waste management activities.
Rules for shipping WEEE into and out of England from 1 January 2025. How to check you are using the correct code and control.
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 wastes produced by mechanical treatment at a waste management facility.
Nuclear site radioactive substances regulation (RSR), when you need a permit, how to apply, how to change (vary), transfer or surrender your permit
Standard rules for mobile plant treating wastes to produce soil, soil substitutes and aggregate.
Guidance on interpreting the legislation on radioactive substances in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
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