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Common waste codes for batteries, lightbulbs and electrical devices.
Guidance for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer chemical waste.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
What to include in your fire prevention plan, the fire prevention measures you must put in place, a template for your plan and examples of alternative measures.
Environment Agency’s progress on revising the waste quality protocols.
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.
Guidance for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer healthcare waste.
Waste codes for common healthcare and related wastes.
When you must report the amount of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) you place on the market and how to do it.
Explains what is prohibited, how to describe and classify it and the duty to separate mixed waste.
How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a landfill site, and how to carry out your activities to comply with your permit.
Information on waste batteries excluded from the regulations, definitions and battery types.
To properly classify and manage waste, you must identify when EEE becomes WEEE.
Environment Agency enforcement position on when you can treat and dispose of invasive non-native plant material without an environmental permit.
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.
UKHSA reviewed recent evidence on the potential health effects from municipal waste incinerator emissions. This work builds on previously carried out evidence reviews.
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
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 choose a waste recovery or disposal method and assess its risks when applying for or changing your bespoke environmental permit.
Rules for shipping WEEE into and out of England from 1 January 2025. How to check you are using the correct code and control.
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