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When you can store and dewater street sweeping waste without an environmental permit for a waste operation.
Standard rules to operate a WEEE authorised treatment facility excluding ozone depleting substances.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and treat food waste from food preparation and consumption at the same premises the food was served and consumed. 
Environment Agency regulatory position on storing chemical toilet waste, and other sewage related wastes, without an environmental permit.
The Waste Operations division of Nuclear Waste ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº manages the Low Level Waste Repository in Cumbria and ensures that lower activity waste is managed effectively across the UK.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and treat waste fire extinguishers before metal recovery.
For operators storing and repackaging healthcare waste, photographic and chemical wastes from healthcare premises and similar municipal wastes at a named location.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the use of additional waste codes to store, treat or spread sewage sludge and septic tank sludge to land.
DSS Part A: High Level Requirements and DSS Part B: Technical Specification
By getting an approved framework, you’ll be able to show when a material has reached end of waste status.
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).
Environment Agency enforcement position on shredding waste upholstered domestic seating (WUDS) containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
How to pay Environment Agency charges for international waste shipments (IWS) notifications.
Standard rules to store, or store and treat waste paper, cardboard and plastic for the purpose of recovery.
Developing new waste management capability and opportunities to work group-wide as part of a broader integration programme to underpin the NDA’s and nation’s strategy of a more joined-up approach to waste management.
Waste Package guidance for standardised waste packages containing Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW)
The Environment Agency has provided these LRWPs for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Guidance on sampling methods and methodologies for materials facility operators, including information about sampling areas, equipment, schedules and compliance
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.
For facilities with a treatment capacity of less than 100 tonnes each day and accepting no more than 35,000 tonnes on site each year.
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