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Guidance on the application of EN 14181 and BS EN 13284-2 .
For facilities with a treatment capacity of less than 100 tonnes each day and accepting no more than 35,000 tonnes on site each year.
The Waste Operations division of Nuclear Waste Services manages the Low Level Waste Repository in Cumbria and ensures that lower activity waste is managed effectively across the UK.
Standard rules to operate a household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station.
The Environment Agency has provided this low risk waste position (LRWP) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the use of manufactured topsoil made from waste.
The T24 exemption allows farmers to anaerobically digest manure, slurry and vegetation on their farms to produce digestate for use as fertiliser or soil conditioner.
Standard rules to operate a vehicle storage depollution and dismantling authorised treatment facility.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and treat mixed uPVC plastic and rubber from windows and doors.
How to issue evidence, meet and report on recovery and recycling targets and apply protocols on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
Information on waste codes and descriptions to use when landspreading to improve soil health.
End of waste criteria for the production and use of quality outputs from anaerobic digestion of source-segregated biodegradable waste.
The T12 exemption allows you to sort, repair, refurbish or dismantle waste for reuse or recovery.
The U11 exemption allows you to spread waste on non-agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials (such as lime) to improve or maintain soil.
How to calculate the incinerator’s energy efficiency factor so you can apply for and keep R1 recovery status.
How the Environment Agency regulates the different types of nuclear sites and protects people and the environment.
The T8 exemption allows you to treat small amounts of waste end-of-life tyres for recovery by baling, shredding, peeling, shaving or granulating.
This describes the performance standards, test procedures and general requirements for manufacturers and developers of environmental data acquisition and handling systems.
How to comply with your licence, including how to measure, record and report on the water you abstract.
How to trial new operating models and technologies at regulated facilities.
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