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Revised Waste Exemptions

New waste exemptions system

October 13, 2011

Are you ready for the waste exemption changes?
 New regulations changing waste exemptions were introduced on 6 April 2010. They affect the types of waste operation that are exempt and the rules which control them.
The information below will help you find out about the regulations that control waste exemptions and what types of waste operation are [...]

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Environmental Permits

May 3, 2010

Environmental Permits

 Environmental Permitting is a regime that controls the impact of business activities transfers that could affect human health or the environment.
You must have an environmental Permit before you start operating a regulated facility.
Environmental Permitting has enabled the combination of different permitting regimes.
Some old permits have now been converted to environmental permits as well.

Old permits [...]

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Revised Waste Exemptions

January 26, 2010

The government is revising the list of waste activities that are exempt from environmental permitting.
Draft regulations have been published and are expected to come into force on 6 April 2010
Who will the revised waste exemptions affect?
The new regulations will affect you if you:

Operate a waste recycling, recovery or disposal business
Currently operate under an exemption
Operate under an EA [...]

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