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For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
Understand what drinks businesses need to do under the Deposit Return Scheme from 1 October 2027.
Explains the definition of ‘regulated facility’ and how they are grouped into classes.
The S1 waste exemption lets you store certain waste in secure containers at a site separate to where it was produced, before transporting to another site for recovery.
This guidance explains the appropriate measures that regulated facilities permitted to store, treat or transfer (or both) non-hazardous and inert waste should consider.
How to destroy the POPs in waste and when you can recycle, recover or reuse waste containing POPs. How to apply to permanently store waste containing POPs.
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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.
This code of practice outlines what a court of law might consider as applicable to different types of land.
How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.
How to apply for compliance scheme approval, register, take on packaging producer responsibilities and comply.
Apply to become an approved authorised treatment facility (AATF) and how to operate legally under the approval.
Find out when large and small organisations affected by Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (EPR) must collect and submit packaging data.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers.
The T4 exemption allows you to treat waste to reduce its volume for transport to another site for reuse, recycling or to make handling easier.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
This exemption allows you to temporarily store waste you have produced when working away from your normal business premises.
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.
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.
How the Industrial Emissions Best Available Technique (BAT) regime works from the end of the transition period.
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