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Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
Waste codes for common packaging and domestic recyclable wastes.
Rules for shipping WEEE into and out of England from 1 January 2025. How to check you are using the correct code and control.
Information on waste codes and descriptions to use when landspreading to improve soil health.
Guidance for EEE producers on how to accurately report the weight of EEE they place on the market under the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulations.
Information you must provide in your application to deploy mobile plant for landspreading waste. How you must operate under your approved deployment.
Waste codes for common wastes produced by vehicle maintenance and dismantling activities.
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) for facilities with an environmental permit to mechanically treat metal waste in shredders.
This guide is for anyone who dredges inland waterways and wants to deposit the dredged waste on land. It does not apply to hydrodynamic dredging or waste disposal at sea.
Use the definitions, criteria and evidence given to classify portable and industrial batteries.
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can carry out a small scale remediation scheme or trial to treat contaminated soil and groundwater.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
How regulators determine fit and proper person status when you apply for approval as a compliance scheme or accreditation as a reprocessor or exporter.
Waste codes for common wastes produced by mechanical treatment at a waste management facility.
The Environment Agency’s role in the development and regulation of a geological disposal facility for radioactive waste.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and treat waste glass containing other non-hazardous wastes.
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).
How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a deposit for recovery operation and what to include in a waste recovery plan.
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