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For operators storing and repackaging healthcare waste, photographic and chemical wastes from healthcare premises and similar municipal wastes at a named location.
When you can store and dewater street sweeping waste without an environmental permit for a waste operation.
Environment Agency enforcement position on when you can dispose of waste from clearing blocked sewers back into the same sewer network without an environmental permit for a waste operation.
For a Part A installation with an anaerobic digestion treatment capacity of over 100 tonnes of waste, or waste and non-waste each day accepting no more than 100,000 tonnes each year.
For a facility with a treatment capacity of less than 100 tonnes of waste, or a combination of waste and non-waste each day accepting no more than 35,000 tonnes each year.
For operators of a small metal recycling facility accepting no more than 5,000 tonnes of waste each year with no more than 100 tonnes on site at any one time.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
When you can store and treat asphalt waste without an environmental permit for a waste operation, installation or mobile plant from the Environment Agency.
When household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) can accept hazardous waste wood from households and store it with non-hazardous household waste wood.
Environment Agency charging scheme for waste (miscellaneous), including all amendments up to and including April 2024.
Environment Agency enforcement position on the temporary storage of waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) without an environmental permit.
Apply to become an approved exporter (AE) and operate legally under the approval.
This specification supports the “Sort and Segregate Nuclear Waste” competition being run by Innovate UK, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Sellafield Ltd and Magnox Ltd.
Information on waste codes and descriptions to use when landspreading to improve soil health.
For operators of a vehicle storage, depollution and dismantling (authorised treatment) facility accepting no more than 750 tonnes of waste vehicles a year.
The Environment Agency has provided these LRWPs for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Environment Agency regulatory position on accepting separately collected household packaging waste at Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) when 15 01 waste codes are not in your environmental permit.
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