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The National Waste Programme was established to implement the UK’s strategy for the management of solid low level radioactive waste (LLW) from the nuclear industry. It is an industry-wide collaboration led by LLW Repository …
The requirements for packaging LHGW
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store waste incapacitant sprays without an environmental permit.
Standard rules to operate a WEEE authorised treatment facility excluding ozone depleting substances.
DSS Part A: High Level Requirements and DSS Part B: Technical Specification
Environment Agency enforcement position on dewatering bentonite slurry waste from secant piling or the construction of retaining and containment walls.
When you can burn waste wood, particle board, straw, manure and poultry litter in the open after an animal disease outbreak.
You must consider this guidance if you deal with surplus or waste food and drink.
The requirements for packaging DNLEU
By getting an approved framework, you’ll be able to show when a material has reached end of waste status.
Environment Agency regulatory position on temporary storage of cans of waste paint collected through manufacturer, wholesaler or retailer take-back schemes.
For facilities with a treatment capacity of no more than 75 tonnes each day and accepting no more than 500 tonnes on site at any time.
Environment Agency enforcement position on using non-waste absorbents to solidify saturated soils and slurry wastes produced during utility works repairing water infrastructure mains and connections.
Environment Agency regulatory position on storing samples of waste for regulation or investigation other than where the samples are tested or analysed.
Standard rules to store, or store and treat waste mattresses for the purpose of recovery.
Environment Agency regulatory position on treating microbiological laboratory waste by autoclaving before it’s removed from a site.
Standard rules to store PAS 107 certified clean cut tyre shred and chip at a port.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and use waste pine trees to restore sand dunes and protect riverbanks.
The Environment Agency has provided this low risk waste position (LRWP) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition seeks proposals for novel and innovative approaches to develop a Bioprocessing Prototype System to recycle military waste, oils, fuel and other liquid waste, into reus…
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