Guidance

Deposit for recovery operators: environmental permits

How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a deposit for recovery operation and what to include in a waste recovery plan.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 21 April 2021
• Last updated: 29 June 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Waste recovery plans and deposit for recovery permits

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Check if your waste is suitable for deposit for recovery

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Waste acceptance procedures for deposit for recovery

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Engineering construction proposals for deposit for recovery

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Details

This guidance is for operators who are planning to:

• carry out a new deposit for recovery operation
• make changes to an existing deposit for recovery operation

Published 21 April 2021
Last updated 29 June 2023 + show all updates

1. 29 June 2023

   Updated the reference to Article 6 of the Waste Framework Directive and added guidance on submitting a pre-application stage waste recovery plan in the ‘Waste recovery plans and Deposit for Recovery permits’ guide.

2. 31 October 2022

   The attachments have been updated to clarify the guidance and to add sections in 'Waste recovery plans and deposit for recovery permits' on landfill remediation and the recovery of hazardous waste on land.

3. 21 April 2021

   First published.