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U7 exemption allows you to use effluent from water and waste water treatment plants to clean highway gravel beds where high-quality water is not needed.
U15 exemption allows you to mix ash from burning pig or poultry with slurry or manure, and spread it on farmland to provide the soil with nutrients.
T18 exemption allows you to treat waste by using flocculants to remove water so that clay or water-based paints can be recovered.
T19 exemption allows small-scale physical and chemical treatment of waste edible oils and fat to produce fuel.
T14 exemption allows you to recover oil from oil filters before they're crushed so they can be transported for recovery.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can accept gypsum and cement-based waste without the correct waste codes on your permit.
D4 exemption allows you to deposit diseased crops where they were grown, when a Plant Health Notice has been issued, to reduce the risk of spreading plant diseases or pests.
Information for farmers about inspections the Environment Agency carries out to prevent and control pollution, and check permits and licence conditions.
U5 exemption allows you to store and use biodiesel produced from waste as fuel in portable generators and motor vehicles.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store, treat and use waste water containing concrete at construction sites.
T26 exemption allows small-scale treatment of waste from kitchens using a wormery to produce compost, for use as fertiliser or soil conditioner.
T33 exemption allows you to filter central heating oil from disused tanks so that it can be reused.
Environment Agency regulatory position on burning waste particle board off-cuts (waste code 03 01 05) as a fuel in a small appliance.
T30 exemption allows you to recover silver from waste produced in connection with printing or photography.
T29 exemption allows farmers, landscapers and other land managers to treat non-hazardous pesticide washings produced during their work.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can remove airworthy parts from a waste aircraft which is under a care and maintenance programme.
T31 exemption allows airports to filter and distill waste aircraft antifreeze fluid to recover monopropylene glycol.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the recovery of silver from waste photographic and X-ray developer and fixer solutions.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can import UK origin naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) waste without a waste shipment consent.
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