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Definitions and examples of different types of healthcare waste.
Managing healthcare waste safely through appropriate waste classification, segregation and treatment.
These are the appropriate measures for waste storage, segregation and handling at regulated facilities with an environmental permit for treating or transferring chemical waste.
01 waste codes result from exploration, mining, quarrying and physical chemical treatment of minerals.
These are the appropriate measures for waste storage, segregation and handling at regulated facilities with an environmental permit for treating or transferring healthcare waste.
05 waste codes are from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal. Your permit lists the 05 waste codes you can use. You must follow the guidance given in the Before you start section.
These are the appropriate measures for waste pre-acceptance, acceptance and tracking at regulated facilities with an environmental permit for treating or transferring chemical waste. They do not apply when waste will be received directly from a householder.
Sets out changes in terminology in definitions relating to waste reporting obligations.
A series of research reports to characterise 15 non-waste materials as comparators for waste-derived materials
Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
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