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The T2 exemption allows you to clean waste clothes and textiles to recover them for reuse or recycling.
Adopted EU recommendation POL-010. UK approved recommendation on the type approval of sewage systems
How to set up a compost or biogas site, UK and EU standards explained, and alternative treatment methods for animal by-products (ABPs).
Find out about discharge limits and controls for chemical dosing of treated sewage effluents, and when you need to apply to change your environmental permit.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
Facilities for boaters at Environment Agency lock sites on the non-tidal River Thames and the River Kennet.
Guidance for designated collection facilities (DCF) and charities on how to comply with WEEE and waste regulations.
How councils should deal with litter, refuse and dog mess, and the penalties they can give.
The CMA has found Pennon’s purchase of Sumisho Osaka Gas Water UK (including its subsidiary Sutton and East Surrey Water), could harm Ofwat’s ability to make comparisons between water companies and carry out its statutory functions.
When your waste operation does not need a permit but you may need to register.
Appropriate measures for waste storage, segregation, transfer and handling.
The additional appropriate measures for waste storage, segregation and handling at regulated facilities with an environmental permit for the treatment or transfer of WTEE.
Find out about the requirements and obligations for warehousekeepers of motor and heating fuels in the UK.
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment as part of an application for an environmental permit.
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