Waste exemptions

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Services

• Form for T11 exemption (WEEE): WEEEX001

  Use this form to register a T11 WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) exemption.

• Waste exemptions: bulk and linear networks registration form

  Use this form to register bulk waste exemptions or waste exemptions that take place on linear networks.

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Guidance and regulation

• Register, renew or change waste exemptions
  • Detailed guide
  • 10 May 2024
  • Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Waste: environmental permits
  • Detailed guide
  • 15 August 2024
  • Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Check if you need an environmental permit
  • Detailed guide
  • 23 October 2020
  • Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• U1 waste exemption: use of waste in construction
  • Detailed guide
  • 10 May 2024
  • Environment Agency
• S2 waste exemption: storing waste in a secure place
  • Detailed guide
  • 10 May 2024
  • Environment Agency

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News and communications

• North East waste tyre firm fined for illegal operation
  • 23 November 2023
  • Environment Agency
  • Press release
• Government moves ahead with plans to crack down on illegal waste
  • 6 February 2023
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency
  • Press release
• Owner of North East waste site that went up in flames is sentenced
  • 26 January 2023
  • Environment Agency
  • Press release
• Norfolk man jailed for illegal waste operation
  • 19 July 2022
  • Environment Agency
  • Press release
• Newark man's suspended sentence for Lincolnshire waste dump
  • 12 May 2022
  • Environment Agency
  • Press release

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Policy papers and consultations

• Environment Agency charge proposals for waste crime and hourly rates
  • 11 November 2024
  • Environment Agency
  • Open consultation
  • Closing date 20 January 2025
• Reducing crime at sites handling waste, and introducing fixed penalties for waste duty of care
  • 6 October 2023
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Welsh Government
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 26 March 2018
• Environmental permitting: standard rules consultation no 21
  • 24 August 2020
  • Environment Agency
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 31 January 2020

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Proposed changes to the T17 waste exemption
  • 1 September 2014
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Foi release

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Organisations

• Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

• Environment Agency