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This code provides practical guidance on how to meet your waste duty of care requirements in England and Wales.
Registers of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) producers, approved exporters, approved authorised treatment facilities and producer compliance schemes.
How the Environment Agency charges for activities that need an environmental permit and the charges you must pay.
The T28 exemption allows pharmacies and similar places to denature controlled drugs to comply with Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you're not required to charge for and the records you must keep and submit.
From 1 October 2024, more materials facilities will need to sample and report their waste. Sampling and reporting will be more detailed and more frequent under the amended regulations.
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What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
The D7 exemption allows you to burn plant tissue and untreated wood waste from joinery or manufacturing in the open air.
Explains the definition of ‘regulated facility’ and how they are grouped into classes.
How to apply to be an authorised treatment facility (ATF) for ELVs, comply with ELV regulations and meet recycling targets.
This guidance explains the appropriate measures that regulated facilities permitted to store, treat or transfer (or both) non-hazardous and inert waste should consider.
This code of practice outlines what a court of law might consider as applicable to different types of land.
Guidance for manufacturers and importers.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers.
This exemption allows you to temporarily store waste you have produced when working away from your normal business premises.
How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.
Environment Agency regulatory position on how to classify excavated waste from street works and utility works when you cannot take samples before excavation.
The T11 exemption allows you to repair, refurbish or dismantle various types of WEEE so that the whole WEEE item or any parts can be reused for their original purpose or recovered.
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