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Waste codes for common wastes produced by mechanical treatment at a waste management facility.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and shred electronic storage media containing confidential or sensitive material for data security and destruction only without an environmental permit.
T8 exemption allows you to treat small amounts of waste end-of-life tyres for recovery by baling, shredding, peeling, shaving or granulating.
T4 exemption allows you to treat waste to reduce its volume for transport to another site for reuse, recycling or to make handling easier.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can accept shredded electronic storage media at permitted hazardous waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) sites where waste code 19 02 04* is not on your permit.
Environment Agency enforcement position on shredding waste upholstered domestic seating (WUDS) containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
U8 exemption allows you to use waste materials (that do not need treating) for a specific purpose to reduce the use of virgin or non-waste materials.
T6 exemption allows you to chip, shred, pulverise or cut waste wood and plant matter to make it suitable for a specific purpose.
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