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The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) provides independent scrutiny and transparent advice to the UK governments on the long-term management of higher activity radioactive wastes. CoRWM is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Energy Security...
All guidance documents for the packaging of Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW)
How to trial new operating models and technologies at regulated facilities.
This guidance is for any business or public body which generates, handles or treats waste.
List of exemptions for temporarily storing waste at the place where it was produced or elsewhere.
List of exemptions for using waste, for example as building material, fuel or fertiliser. You must comply with the specific rules of each exemption.
Publication serving as a compendium of key statistics on waste and resource.
How to use A/B testing to evaluate your digital health product.
This guidance will help anyone understand their obligations in relation to hazardous waste and the waste hierarchy.
List of exemptions for disposing of waste, for example depositing or burning it in certain ways. You must comply with the specific rules of each exemption.
Appropriate measures for waste pre-acceptance, acceptance and tracking.
Disposability Assessment guidance for standardised waste packages containing Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW)
Studies and reports on problematic waste.
A father and son have been sentenced for operating an illegal waste site in Lancashire, following an investigation by the Environment Agency.
Brings together information for professionals working with antisocial behaviour including the statutory guidance.
The Environment Agency has provided these LRWPs for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
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