We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use 51²è¹Ý, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Guidance for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer healthcare waste.
Information on waste batteries excluded from the regulations, definitions and battery types.
T8 exemption allows you to treat small amounts of waste end-of-life tyres for recovery by baling, shredding, peeling, shaving or granulating.
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.
When you must report the amount of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) you place on the market and how to do it.
A permanent solution for the UK's higher-activity radioactive waste
How the Industrial Emissions Best Available Technique (BAT) regime works from the end of the transition period.
Explains what is prohibited, how to describe and classify it and the duty to separate mixed waste.
Standard rules for research and development activities which support products and processes associated with permitted activities at Part A(1) installations.
How to trial new operating models and technologies at regulated facilities.
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) that are relevant to regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer all types of WEEE.
Environment Agency regulatory position on how to classify excavated waste from street works and utility works when you cannot take samples before excavation.
Check open environmental data and use it in your own applications.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you do not need to monitor emissions from permitted medium combustion plant that are used for back-up generation.
Standard rules to operate a mobile plant for the treatment of soils and contaminated material, substances or products.
How to assess and report B2C and B2B electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) products.
How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a landfill site, and how to carry out your activities to comply with your permit.
Standard rules to operate mobile plant for land spreading and deployment form.
Advice on indicative standards of operation and environmental performance for industrial sectors.
Waste codes for common packaging and domestic recyclable wastes.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve 51²è¹Ý, we’d like to know more about your visit today. .