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Standard rules to allow you to operate a vehicle depollution and dismantling facility at a specified location.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can carry out a small scale remediation scheme or trial to treat contaminated soil and groundwater.
What to do during the aftercare phase and what to include in an application to surrender your permit.
Nuclear site radioactive substances regulation (RSR), when you need a permit, how to apply, how to change (vary), transfer or surrender your permit
T17 exemption allows you to treat waste fluorescent tubes and capture any mercury emissions before collection for recovery.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the storage and dismantling of small boats and barges.
For operators of a vehicle storage, depollution and dismantling (authorised treatment) facility accepting no more than 750 tonnes of waste vehicles a year.
For a facility with a treatment capacity of less than 100 tonnes of waste, or a combination of waste and non-waste each day accepting no more than 35,000 tonnes each year.
Standard rules to operate a materials recycling facility.
View the partial surrender issued for Rainham Landfill, Rainham under the Industrial Emissions Directive.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the use of manufactured topsoil made from waste.
OSM management and operation rules for water companies.
MCERTS standard specifying the minimum requirements for installing and using event duration monitors (EDMs) required by an environmental permit.
View the application submitted by INDAVER RIVENHALL LIMITED for Rivenhall Integrated Waste Management Facility, Coggeshall Road, Bradwell, CO5 9DF
D5 exemption allows you to deposit and store waste samples when required to comply with or enforce specified regulations, or before testing and analysis for research.
If you are developing a site within a coalfield area you may need to give additional consideration to the proposed drainage and infiltration.
View the application submitted by The Hon Countess of Mountbatten of Burma for Keepers Cottage, Toothill, Romsey, SO51 9LN.
Standard rules to allow you to operate a metal recycling and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) authorised treatment facility at a specified location.
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