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The U16 exemption allows you to reuse the parts from depolluted end-of-life vehicles in other vehicles.
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.
When you can use PCBs and equipment, products or materials containing them, and how to register, label and dispose of them.
Rules to follow if you put batteries, including batteries in vehicles or appliances, on the UK market for the first time.
How to check if your waste is international catering waste (ICW) and how to store, transport and dispose of it.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
Rules for shipping WEEE into and out of England from 1 January 2025. How to check you are using the correct code and control.
The T6 exemption allows you to chip, shred, cut or pulverise waste wood and plant matter to make it easier to store and transport, or to convert it for use.
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.
Explains what is prohibited, how to describe and classify it and the duty to separate mixed waste.
How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a landfill site, and how to carry out your activities to comply with your permit.
This guidance is for any business or public body which generates, handles or treats waste.
How to send returns to the Environment Agency and waste producer if you receive or dispose of hazardous waste.
The U4 exemption allows you to use waste plant material or untreated wood as fuel in a small appliance to produce heat or power.
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.
The T5 exemption allows you to temporarily treat waste on a small scale to produce aggregate or soil at a particular location, such as a construction or demolition site.
End of waste criteria for the production and use of aggregates from inert waste.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
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