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Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
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.
The U10 exemption allows you to spread specific waste on agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials (such as lime) to improve or maintain soil.
When you can use PCBs and equipment, products or materials containing them, and how to register, label and dispose of them.
The T9 exemption allows you to treat scrap metal for handling or recovery by sorting, grading, shearing by manual feed, baling, crushing or cutting with handheld equipment.
Rules to follow if you put batteries, including batteries in vehicles or appliances, on the UK market for the first time.
How to apply for a standard rules environmental permit from the Environment Agency.
Apply to become an approved authorised treatment facility (AATF) and how to operate legally under the approval.
You can report serious concerns about your employer to us, if you suspect wrongdoing in an area we regulate.
End of waste criteria for the production and use of aggregates from inert waste.
How to structure your packaging data submission. It includes information about the different types of data you need to submit and the codes you need to use.
Guidance for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer chemical waste.
How to comply with your permit, including maintenance, record keeping and pollution reporting requirements.
If you operate a medium combustion plant (MCP) or a generator, find out if you need to meet MCP and specified generator regulations.
Increase flood resilience with Natural Flood Management
Check if you need to do a risk assessment, how to do a risk assessment, and how the Environment Agency can help you.
To properly classify and manage waste, you must identify when EEE becomes WEEE.
The types of permit available, how much they cost and how to apply for your environmental permit.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
How the Environment Agency and its partners will maintain and upgrade flood defences in the Thames Estuary to adapt to rising sea levels.
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