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When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you're not required to charge for and the records you must keep and submit.
Registers of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) producers, approved exporters, approved authorised treatment facilities and producer compliance schemes.
How to develop a management system and keep it up to date so that you can carry out activities under an environmental permit.
Guidance from 31 March 2026 for waste collection authorities in England on ensuring good waste collection services for households.
Rules for shipping WEEE into and out of England from 1 January 2025. How to check you are using the correct code and control.
How to choose the right waste exemptions for your business, comply with exemption conditions, and know if you need to register.
The T28 exemption allows pharmacies and similar places to denature controlled drugs to comply with Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
If you put EEE on the UK market you must follow rules on both the EEE you sell and the EEE that becomes waste (WEEE).
The D7 exemption allows you to burn plant tissue and untreated wood waste from joinery or manufacturing in the open air.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
How the Environment Agency charges for activities that need an environmental permit and the charges you must pay.
What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
How to send returns to the Environment Agency and waste producer if you receive or dispose of hazardous waste.
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
This guidance explains the appropriate measures that regulated facilities permitted to store, treat or transfer (or both) non-hazardous and inert waste should consider.
How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.
How to apply to be an authorised treatment facility (ATF) for ELVs, comply with ELV regulations and meet recycling targets.
Explains the definition of ‘regulated facility’ and how they are grouped into classes.
How to complete waste or materials facility returns, and deadlines for submission.
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