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Sampling and chemical testing of untreated sewage, treated sewage effluents and trade effluents.
Standard rules for mobile plant treating wastes to produce soil, soil substitutes and aggregate.
Environment Agency regulatory position allowing operators time to get additional technical competence qualifications.
How to apply for compliance scheme approval, register, take on packaging producer responsibilities and comply.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the treatment and disposal of invasive non-native plants and associated soil and materials.
The D2 exemption allows older rolling stock not fitted with appropriate collection facilities to deposit sanitary waste on to the track.
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) for facilities with an environmental permit to mechanically treat metal waste in shredders.
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.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can carry out a small scale remediation scheme or trial to treat contaminated soil and groundwater.
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).
T12 exemption allows you to sort, repair, refurbish or dismantle waste for reuse or recovery.
Standard rules to operate a vehicle storage depollution and dismantling authorised treatment facility.
SR2015 No 3: metal recycling and WEEE authorised treatment facility excluding ozone depleting substances.
Standard rules for a waste transfer station accepting construction, demolition and excavation waste.
How and when you can seize a vehicle to investigate a waste crime.
Regulators must use this process guidance note (PGN) to assess applications and write permits for printing of dry cleaning.
SR2015 No 16: metal recycling site.
T16 exemption allows you to treat waste toner or ink cartridges by sorting, cleaning, dismantling or refilling them.
U16 exemption allows you to reuse the parts from depolluted end-of-life vehicles in other vehicles.
Guidance on how land and groundwater should be protected at permitted facilities.
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