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Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
Guidance for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer healthcare waste.
Environment Agency enforcement position on when you can treat and dispose of invasive non-native plant material without an environmental permit.
The U11 exemption allows you to spread waste on non-agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials (such as lime) to improve or maintain soil.
Information on waste batteries excluded from the regulations, definitions and battery types.
What you need to provide to the Environment Agency if you want them to consider allowing your proposed research or trial.
Guidance for EEE producers on how to accurately report the weight of EEE they place on the market under the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulations.
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
Advice on indicative standards of operation and environmental performance for industrial sectors.
Check if an item of upholstered domestic seating is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and treat waste glass containing other non-hazardous wastes.
Environment Agency regulatory position for local authorities, or contractors acting on their behalf, who operate household waste recycling centres and, or bulky waste collection services from households.
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) that are relevant to regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer waste temperature exchange equipment (WTEE).
How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a deposit for recovery operation and what to include in a waste recovery plan.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the storage and treating of hazardous waste wood from demolition and refurbishment activities.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Check if an item of WEEE or a component removed from WEEE is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Environment Agency enforcement position on shredding waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Environment Agency regulatory position on monitoring fugitive emissions from shredding waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can do a small scale remediation scheme or trial to treat contaminated soils and groundwater.
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