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What best available techniques are, when you must follow them, how to propose alternatives and how to refer to them in your application.
When and how risk management authorities should use climate change allowances for flood and coastal risk projects, schemes and strategies.
This exemption allows you to temporarily store any waste at the place of production before it’s collected.
Emissions control related appropriate measures for biological waste treatment.
Records you must keep about fluorinated gas (F gas) in your own equipment.
The T5 exemption allows you to temporarily treat waste on a small scale to produce aggregate or soil at a particular location, such as a construction or demolition site.
The U8 exemption allows you to use waste materials (that do not need treating) for a specific purpose to reduce the use of virgin or non-waste materials.
Guidance for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer chemical waste.
How to structure your packaging data submission. It includes information about the different types of data you need to submit and the codes you need to use.
Explains what is prohibited, how to describe and classify it and the duty to separate mixed waste.
These are the appropriate measures for waste storage, segregation and handling at regulated facilities with an environmental permit for treating or transferring chemical waste.
How to assess household and non-household packaging from 2024 onwards if you’re a UK organisation affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Environment Agency enforcement position on temporary discharges of uncontaminated water from excavations to surface water without a water discharge activity permit.
Apply to become an approved authorised treatment facility (AATF) and how to operate legally under the approval.
Use this tool to check the code and control for your waste shipment.
The Environment Agency and lead local flood authorities will use the maps to prepare the flood risk management plans from 2021 to 2027.
Check if you need to do a risk assessment, how to do a risk assessment, and how the Environment Agency can help you.
Bridge heights and profiles, locks and facilities for boaters on the River Medway.
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) that are relevant to regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer all types of WEEE.
Increase flood resilience with Natural Flood Management
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