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Standard rules to store, or store and treat waste paper, cardboard and plastic for the purpose of recovery.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the storage and treatment of waste filter bed media at water and waste water treatment works.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store sealed containers of food waste.
Environment Agency regulatory position on storing lead acid vehicle batteries, cable and gas cylinders at HWRCs when the correct waste codes are not in your permit.
The requirements for packaging DNLEU
The requirements for packaging HHGW
Storage guidance for standardised waste packages containing Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW)
Wasteform guidance for standardised waste packages containing Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW)
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you do not need to monitor emissions from permitted medium combustion plant that are used for back-up generation.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and physically treat hazardous metal shredder residues without the correct waste codes on your permit.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store, treat and use waste water containing suspended solids at construction sites.
The requirements for packaging LHGW
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can burn or incinerate waste following an animal disease outbreak or infection identified by the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Environment Agency regulatory position on waste transfer and consignment notes when business waste is deposited at a take back or collection point.
Environment Agency enforcement position on using non-waste absorbents to solidify saturated soils and slurry wastes produced during utility works repairing water infrastructure mains and connections.
For facilities with a treatment capacity of no more than 75 tonnes each day and accepting no more than 500 tonnes on site at any time.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and treat food waste from food preparation and consumption at the same premises the food was served and consumed.
Environment Agency regulatory position on burning waste particle board off-cuts (waste code 03 01 05) as a fuel in a small appliance.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store intact shock absorbers and undeployed airbags in otherwise fully depolluted ELVs on hardstanding.
Environment Agency regulatory position on storing and compacting waste coffee grounds to make a briquette.
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