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Standard rules to operate a household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station.
Where and how to contact Nuclear Waste Services
Check if an item of WEEE or a component removed from WEEE is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
How and when you can seize a vehicle to investigate a waste crime.
Environment Agency enforcement position on shredding waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Environment Agency regulatory position on monitoring fugitive emissions from shredding waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
For a Part A installation with an anaerobic digestion capacity of over 100 tonnes of waste, or a combination of waste and non-waste each day and accepting no more than 100,000 tonnes per year.
The U13 exemption allows you to spread cut plant material at the place of production for weed suppression or to provide nutrients to the soil.
This guidance is to understand the European Community (EC) Directive 2006/12/EC on waste, as it relates to permitting waste operations in England and Wales.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can do a small scale remediation scheme or trial to treat contaminated soils and groundwater.
If you comply with the requirements in this regulatory position statement (RPS) you do not need an environmental permit for the final use of asphalt waste containing coal tar in construction operations.
How to calculate the incinerator’s energy efficiency factor so you can apply for and keep R1 recovery status.
How the Environment Agency regulates discharges and radioactive waste disposals from Sellafield through environmental permitting.
When you must report the amount of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) you place on the market and how to do it.
The T1 waste exemption allows you to treat waste packaging so it can be reused in its original form or becomes clean waste suitable for recycling.
Use the definitions, criteria and evidence given to classify portable and industrial batteries.
How to comply with your licence, including how to measure, record and report on the water you abstract.
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) for facilities with an environmental permit to mechanically treat metal waste in shredders.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the use of manufactured topsoil made from waste.
How to apply for PCS approval, register, take on packaging producer responsibilities and comply under the approval.
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