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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.
How to send returns to the Environment Agency and waste producer if you receive or dispose of hazardous waste.
A permanent solution for the UK's higher-activity radioactive waste
Environment Agency enforcement position on when you can use unbound municipal IBAA in construction activities without an environmental permit.
How the Industrial Emissions Best Available Technique (BAT) regime works from the end of the transition period.
Standard rules to use waste in a deposit for recovery operations (construction, reclamation, restoration or improvement of land other than by mobile plant).
Non-nuclear radioactive substances regulation (RSR), when you need a permit, types of permits, how to apply, change (vary), transfer or surrender your permit.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
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.
The T23 exemption allows you to compost small volumes of vegetation, cardboard and food waste to spread on soil to add nutrients or improve the structure.
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.
Environment Agency regulatory position on storing, treating, and using excavated utilities wastes classified under RPS 298.
This exemption allows you to temporarily store waste at a collection point before recovering or disposing of the waste elsewhere.
The U4 exemption allows you to use waste plant material or untreated wood as fuel in a small appliance to produce heat or power.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
How to check if your waste is international catering waste (ICW) and how to store, transport and dispose of it.
How to choose a waste recovery or disposal method and assess its risks when applying for or changing your bespoke environmental permit.
Where you may find asbestos, how to reduce the risk of exposing it, when you need a licensed contractor and how to deal with asbestos waste.
Standard rules to operate a household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station with treatment.
Apply to be a waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) producer compliance scheme and operate legally under your approval.
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