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Environment Agency data for waste accepted and removed from sites with environmental permits for waste management activities.
All specifications for the packaging of all Higher Activity Waste (HAW)
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
Unofficial list of waste description codes listed in annexes to the Waste Shipments Regulation.
Find out how to prepare written assessments to collect paper and card with other dry recyclables. Assessments will be required from March 2025 or March 2026, depending where you collect from.
T8 exemption allows you to treat small amounts of waste end-of-life tyres for recovery by baling, shredding, peeling, shaving or granulating.
Apply to become an approved exporter (AE) and operate legally under the approval.
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.
Waste codes for common wastes produced by mechanical treatment at a waste management facility.
How operators of nuclear sites in England and Wales should design and carry out an environmental radiological monitoring programme as required by a radioactive substances activity permit. This guidance is also for regulators…
Standard rules for a waste transfer station accepting construction, demolition and excavation waste.
Guidance on the application of the regulations and the administrative procedures that will be used by government in reaching justification decisions.
Types of waste and maximum amounts you can use for spreading as mulch to benefit land around trees, bushes or plants, under U12 waste exemption.
Standard rules to operate a materials recycling facility.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can carry out a small scale remediation scheme or trial to treat contaminated soil and groundwater.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can collect and treat waste from different businesses within the same premises.
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.
How to trial new operating models and technologies at regulated facilities.
How to apply for compliance scheme approval, register, take on packaging producer responsibilities and comply.
Identify, describe, classify, and manage waste lead acid batteries containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
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