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From 1 October 2024, more materials facilities will need to sample and report their waste. Sampling and reporting will be more detailed and more frequent under the amended regulations.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
This collection brings together all documents relating to building materials and components monthly statistics.
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
Guidance on sampling methods and methodologies for materials facility operators, including information about sampling areas, equipment, schedules and compliance
Global demand for materials important for construction could be constraints to the development of infrastructure worldwide
This document contains the following information: Novel materials in the environment: the case of nanotechnology twenty-seventh report
Get help to classify various items of iron and steel, primarily those classified under chapter 72.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Reports from the Methodology Advisory Service on the monthly building materials publication
Following a review and consultation, the government has introduced regulations to extend the scope of the ban on combustible materials used in and on the external walls of buildings over 18 metres in height.
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has set up a £42.5m research partnership to develop ground-breaking new materials.
How marketing authorisation holders should provide educational materials to MHRA for assessment and approval prior to launching their products on the UK market.
Report looking at the future trends of new and novel materials.
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