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We want your views on our proposed new guidance on appropriate measures for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to mechanically treat metal waste in shredders.
We want your views on whether the proposed standard rules permits, fire prevention plans and generic risk assessments are appropriate to manage the risks of the permitted activities.
New approach puts an end to confusing recycling and excessive bins
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Contact your council for a licence to deal scrap metal from regular premises in Scotland
Find out about anti-dumping duty for welded tubes and pipes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in Belarus and China and changes that apply for Russia.
Imposing safeguard measures for imports of certain steel products.
We want your views on our proposals to change standard rules permits for the non-hazardous and inert waste, and metals recycling sectors.
Guidance on the hallmarking legislation for precious metal products.
Section last updated: May 2023.
Lists of standards that businesses can use to show their products, services or processes comply with essential requirements of legislation.
You need an itinerant (travelling) metal dealer's licence to buy and sell scrap metal door-to-door in Scotland
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