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The U10 exemption allows you to spread specific waste on agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials (such as lime) to improve or maintain soil.
Appropriate measures for permitted waste management facilities that handle organic waste, also known as biowaste.
Standard rules for research and development activities which support products and processes associated with permitted activities at Part A(1) installations.
How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a landfill site, and how to carry out your activities to comply with your permit.
Explains what is prohibited, how to describe and classify it and the duty to separate mixed waste.
How to choose a waste recovery or disposal method and assess its risks when applying for or changing your bespoke environmental permit.
How to trial new operating models and technologies at regulated facilities.
What to include in your fire prevention plan, the fire prevention measures you must put in place, a template for your plan and examples of alternative measures.
Guidance for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer healthcare waste.
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.
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.
To properly classify and manage waste, you must identify when EEE becomes WEEE.
When you must report the amount of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) you place on the market and how to do it.
Advice on indicative standards of operation and environmental performance for industrial sectors.
Information on waste codes and descriptions to use when landspreading to improve soil health.
Rules for shipping WEEE into and out of England from 1 January 2025. How to check you are using the correct code and control.
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.
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.
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