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How legislation works in the UK - Click Here


Acts of Parliament:



Statutory Instruments (Regulations):



General Guidance:


  • Environmental Permitting Code Guidance - Click Here
  • Guidance for the animal by-product industry - Click Here


EA Press and Consultation HUB:


  • Access all the latest EA news and communications - Click Here
  • You can find and participate in consultations that are of interest - Click Here
  • Sign up for free sector specific email updates from the EA - Click Here

Enforcement 

Acts of Parliament:



Statutory Instruments (Regulations):


  • The Waste Enforcement (England and Wales) Regulations 2018 - Click Here


Guidance Links from the EA:


  • How you'll be regulated: environmental permits - Click Here

Information

COVID-19 - All Areas  

EA approach to regulation and enforcement during COVID19:


  • Environment Agency regulatory response to coronavirus - Click Here


Regulatory Position Statements (RPS):


Information

Hazardous Waste   

Statutory Instruments (Regulations):


  • The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales)Regulations 2005 - Click Here
  • The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 - Click Here


Guidance Links from the EA:


  • Hazardous waste - Click Here
  • Classify different types of waste - Click Here
  • Hazardous waste: segregation and mixing - Click Here
  • Hazardous waste: consignment note guidance - Click Here
  • Hazardous waste: example Part A of your consignment note How to complete Part A of consignment note - Click Here
  • Hazardous waste: rejected loads guidance - Click Here
  • Hazardous waste: consignee returns guidance (England) - Click Here
  • Technical Guidance WM3: Waste Classification - Guidance on the classification and assessment of waste (WM3) - Click Here


Hazardous Waste Producer Registration (Wales Only)


  • Guidance and Registration Information - Hazardous waste producer registration (Wales) - Click Here


Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE):


  • Classify some waste electrical devices, components, and wastes from their treatment - Click Here
  • Guidance on Best Available Treatment Recovery and Recycling Techniques (BATRRT) and treatment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) - Click Here


Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs):


  • Identify and dispose of waste containing persistent organic pollutants - Click Here
  • Storing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) - Click Here
  • Using persistent organic pollutants (POPs) - Click Here
  • Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): registration, disposal, labelling - Click Here


Useful Documents / Templates from the EA:


  • Hazardous waste consignment note - Click Here
  • Hazardous waste: consignee returns spreadsheet - Click Here

Information

Environmental Management Systems & Fire Prevention Plans  

Guidance Links from the EA:


  • Develop a management system: environmental permits - Click Here
  • Risk assessments for your environmental permit - Click Here


Additional Risk Assessments & Guidance:


  • Control and monitor emissions for your environmental permit - Click Here
  • Risk assessments for specific activities: environmental permits - Click Here
  • Air emissions risk assessment for your environmental permit - Click Here
  • Environmental permitting: air dispersion modelling reports - Click Here
  • Assess the impact of air emissions on global warming - Click Here
  • Noise Impact Assessment - Click here
  • Environmental permitting: H3 part 2 noise assessment and control - Click Here
  • H1 annex D2: assessment of sanitary and other pollutants in surface water discharges - Click here


Odour and Bioaeosols:


  • Odour Management: How to comply with your environmental permit (H4) - Click Here
  • Environmental monitoring of bioaerosols at regulated facilities (M9) - Click Here


Other Monitoring Activities:


  • Monitoring emissions to air, land and water (MCERTS) - Click Here
  • Monitoring landfill gas surface emissions: LFTGN 07 - Click Here


Flood Planning:


  • Preparing for flooding: a guide for regulated sites - Click Here


Fire Prevention Plans:


  • Fire prevention plans: environmental permits - Click Here
  • Fire prevention plans: case study examples of alternative measures - Click Here


Useful Documents / Templates from the EA:



Other useful information:


  • Best available techniques: environmental permits - Click Here
  • Sector Guidance Note S5.06: recovery and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste - Click Here
  • Chemical waste: appropriate measures for permitted facilities - Click Here
  • Tool to assist groundwater risk assessment for treated effluent discharges to infiltration systems - Click Here
  • Clinical waste: additional guidance - Click Here
  • Healthcare waste: appropriate measures for permitted facilities - Click Here

Information

Environmental Permitting and Waste Exemptions  

Environmental Permitting Regulations:


  • The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 - Click Here
  • The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 - Click Here (Explanatory Note - Click Here)
  • The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 - Click Here (Explanatory Note - Click Here)


Environmental Permits:



Regulatory Position Statements (RPS):



Exemptions:



Permitting Guidance:


  • Environmental Permitting Code Guidance - Click Here
  • Environmental permitting: landfill sector technical guidance - Click Here
  • How to comply with your environmental permit: technical guidance for operators - Incineration of waste (EPR5.01): additional guidance - Click Here
  • How to comply with your environmental permit. Additional guidance for gasification, liquefaction and refining installations. - Click Here
  • How to comply with your enviornmental permit - Click Here (Note this has been withdrawn)


Pre-Application Advice:


  • Environmental permit: pre-application advice form including heritage and nature conservation screening - Click Here


Requirements for Standard Rules Permit Applications:


Before you submit your permit application you:


You need to check you:


  • Comply with the standard rules and risk assessment for your permit - if standard rules do not cover what you are doing, you’ll need to apply for a bespoke permit - Click Here
  • Meet the legal operator and competency requirements - these include having evidence of a technical competence qualification, for example from the Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board (WAMITAB)  - Click Here


You must:



Standard Rules Permit Application Forms:


  • Application for an environmental permit: part A about you - Click Here
  • Application for an environmental permit: part B1 standard facilities permit - Click Here
  • Application for an environmental permit (charges and declarations): part F1 - Click Here


  • Relevant convictions for waste and installations environmental permits - Click Here


Apply Online:


  • Apply online for a Standard Rules environmental permit for a waste operation - Click Here


Requirements for Bespoke Permit Applications:


Before you apply you must do all the following:



  • Relevant convictions for waste and installations environmental permits - Click Here


Bespoke Permit Application Forms:



Apply Online:


  • Apply online for a bespoke environmental permit for a waste operation - Click Here


Fees and Charges:


  • Find out more about fees and charges for your Environmental Permit - Click Here
  • For advice on all fees and charges contact the Environment Agency - Click Here


Other useful information:


  • Best available techniques: environmental permits - Click Here
  • Sector Guidance Note S5.06: recovery and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste - Click Here
  • Chemical waste: appropriate measures for permitted facilities - Click Here
  • Clinical waste: additional guidance - Click Here
  • Healthcare waste: appropriate measures for permitted facilities - Click Here
  • Sites of special scientific interest: managing your land - Click Here
  • Groundwater source protection zones (SPZs) - Click Here
  • MagicMap (Mapping tool) - Click Here

Information

A look at waste management through the ages!   

Information

Guidance From Popular Science from January 1963!

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