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How to apply to be an authorised treatment facility (ATF) for ELVs, comply with ELV regulations and meet recycling targets.
This guidance explains the appropriate measures that regulated facilities permitted to store, treat or transfer (or both) non-hazardous and inert waste should consider.
Find out how to prepare written assessments to collect paper and card with other dry recyclables. Assessments will be required from March 2025 or March 2026, depending where you collect from.
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).
Local authorities can find out how and when they’ll start to receive funding to manage packaging waste, including actions chief executives need to take.
Understand what drinks businesses need to do under the Deposit Return Scheme from 1 October 2027.
How to comply with your permit, including maintenance, record keeping and pollution reporting requirements.
Guidance for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer chemical waste.
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
Apply to become an approved authorised treatment facility (AATF) and how to operate legally under the approval.
The T6 exemption allows you to chip, shred, cut or pulverise waste wood and plant matter to make it easier to store and transport, or to convert it for use.
How to destroy the POPs in waste and when you can recycle, recover or reuse waste containing POPs. How to apply to permanently store waste containing POPs.
From 1 October 2024, more materials facilities will need to sample and report their waste. Sampling and reporting will be more detailed and more frequent under the amended regulations.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
Environment Agency charging scheme for waste (miscellaneous), including all amendments up to and including April 2024.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
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.
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.
Guidance from 31 March 2026 for waste collection authorities in England on ensuring good waste collection services for households.
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