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How UK environment agencies assess noise, legal requirements for managing noise, noise impact assessments and noise management plans. This replaces H3 guidance.
How to comply with emission limit values (ELVs) for hydrogen combustion plant greater than 1 megawatt thermal input (MWth).
The T23 exemption allows you to compost small volumes of vegetation, cardboard and food waste to spread on soil to add nutrients or improve the structure.
The T5 exemption allows you to temporarily treat waste on a small scale to produce aggregate or soil at a particular location, such as a construction or demolition site.
Non-nuclear radioactive substances regulation (RSR), when you need a permit, types of permits, how to apply, change (vary), transfer or surrender your permit.
This exemption allows you to temporarily store waste at a collection point before recovering or disposing of the waste elsewhere.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
The U8 exemption allows you to use waste materials (that do not need treating) for a specific purpose to reduce the use of virgin or non-waste materials.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of hydrogen production by electrolysis of water.
The U4 exemption allows you to use waste plant material or untreated wood as fuel in a small appliance to produce heat or power.
What you need to provide to the Environment Agency if you want them to consider allowing your proposed research or trial.
Find out about Compliance Assessment Reports, assessments, inspections and permit reviews, and what the Environment Agency will do if you do not follow the rules.
How to assess the risks to groundwater for treated effluent discharges.
Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil.
The S3 waste exemption lets you store sewage sludge at a site where it will be used in accordance with the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989.
How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a landfill site, and how to carry out your activities to comply with your permit.
How to apply for an environmental permit if you rear pigs and poultry intensively, including how to comply with and change the permit.
Check if you're exempt from needing an environmental permit for a new closed loop ground source heating and cooling system.
The D6 exemption allows you to dispose of small amounts of specific waste that have been produced on site in an incinerator.
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.
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