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19 waste codes are from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption and water for industrial use. Your permit lists the 19 waste codes you can use. You must follow...
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
The S3 waste exemption lets you store sewage sludge at a site where it will be used in accordance with the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
How to manage water use, levels, drainage and irrigation, and avoid pollution from waste water and sheep dip.
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.
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering environmental issues that may arise during the Recovery Phase of an emergency in the UK
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment for human or animal burials.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
Work out the toxic equivalency factors of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) to calculate their concentration.
03 Wastes are from wood processing and the production of panels, furniture, pulp and paper. Your permit lists the 03 waste codes you can use. You must follow the guidance given in the Before you start section.
The U6 exemption allows you to import sludge from one waste water treatment plant to another to reseed the biological process.
When you can use additional waste codes to store, treat or land spread sewage sludge.
10 wastes are from thermal processes. Your permit lists the 10 waste codes you can use. You must follow the guidance given in the Before you start section.
Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil.
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