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What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Provides further information in support of the implementation of waste planning policy.
From 1 October 2024, more materials facilities will need to sample and report their waste. Sampling and reporting will be more detailed and more frequent under the amended regulations.
We work with organisations across the UK that produce radioactive waste.
How to apply for PCS approval, register, take on packaging producer responsibilities and comply under the approval.
Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil.
Business waste management in England - your duty of care, waste collection, licences and waste transfer notes
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
How to deal with hazardous waste from your business in England - your duties, licences and registration, storage, collection and transport.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
Apply to become an approved authorised treatment facility (AATF) and how to operate legally under the approval.
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
The S1 waste exemption lets you store certain waste in secure containers at a site separate to where it was produced, before transportation to another site for recovery.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
Apply for approval as a facility to treat, recycle or export waste batteries for treatment and recycling and the rules you must follow.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
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