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When you can use additional waste codes to store, treat or land spread sewage sludge.
Sources of radioactivity in the environment and how levels of radioactivity are monitored and assessed.
Environment Agency's regulation of Sizewell A, B and C and how you can find out more about environmental permits and other activities at these nuclear sites.
Check if an item of upholstered domestic seating is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Guidance on the monitoring of bioaerosols from stacks, open biofilters and in ambient air.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and treat waste glass containing other non-hazardous wastes.
This guidance is aimed at helping readers understand the permitting and other requirements specific to Radioactive Substances Regulation.
Sets out changes in terminology in definitions relating to waste reporting obligations.
Local authority permits for Part A (2) installations and small waste incineration plant, under Environmental Permitting Regulations.
Environment Agency regulatory position for local authorities, or contractors acting on their behalf, who operate household waste recycling centres and, or bulky waste collection services from households.
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) that are relevant to regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer waste temperature exchange equipment (WTEE).
The T10 exemption allows small organisations, such as charities, to sort recyclable waste so that it can be recovered.
How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a deposit for recovery operation and what to include in a waste recovery plan.
This guidance explains the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process for organisations who want to submit a nuclear power plant design for assessment.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the storage and treating of hazardous waste wood from demolition and refurbishment activities.
Standard rules SR2015 No 14: 75kte metal recycling site.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Standard rules to operate a household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station with treatment and asbestos storage.
Tool to assist groundwater risk assessment for treated effluent discharges to infiltration systems.
Technical guidance for monitoring landfill leachate, groundwater and surface water at permitted landfill sites.
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