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How to deal with hazardous waste from your business in England - your duties, licences and registration, storage, collection and transport.
You must make sure hazardous waste produced or handled by your business in…
You must follow these steps in England if your business: produces…
You must follow these steps if your business collects and transports…
You must follow these steps if you receive, treat or dispose of hazardous…
You must use consignment notes to move hazardous waste. A consignment note…
Consignee returns are reports on any hazardous waste received, treated or…
Contact the Environment Agency if you have any questions about hazardous…
Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.
Explains what is prohibited, how to describe and classify it and the duty to separate mixed waste.
What information the consignment note must contain, who has to complete each part and when it has to be completed.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors.
Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil.
How to send returns to the Environment Agency and waste producer if you receive or dispose of hazardous waste.
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
Find out what help you can get from your council to dispose of hazardous and toxic waste
Consignee return spreadsheet for hazardous waste, including our privacy notice.
A guide to the international regulations on the transportation of dangerous goods by air, sea, road, rail or inland waterway.
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
A completed consignment note must accompany hazardous waste when moved from any premises.
When to reject hazardous waste and what to do if you are the consignee, carrier, producer or holder.
Non-legislative framework to ensure continued co-operation between the government and devolved administrations in relation to land-use planning around hazardous substances.
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
Controlled chemicals, drug precursor chemicals and hazardous chemicals.
Procedure for individuals who are concerned about any potentially hazardous exposure during their military service or civilian employment with the Ministry of Defence.
What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
This guidance will help anyone understand their obligations in relation to hazardous waste and the waste hierarchy.
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