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  • Regulation & Guidance

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    • Resource & Waste Policy

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    • Duty of care
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    • General guidance for applying for a waste management licence
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    • Waste Management Licensing Exemptions
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    • End of Life Vehicles
    • Northern Ireland Landfill Allowance Scheme (NILAS)
    • End of waste regulations
    • Registration of carriers and brokers
    • Environmental Crime
    • Waste Management Licensing
    • The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste
    • Regulating sewage discharges
    • Registration and Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
    • Hazardous waste
    • Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations
    • Waste management licensing exemptions (list)

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    Most recent publications

    • General Guidance for Applying for a Waste Management Licence - Applying Online

      Published 20 February 2025
    • Code of Practice on Sampling and Reporting at Materials Facilities

      Published 31 January 2025
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    Most recent consultations

    • Environmental Impact Assessment forestry consultation for Gardum Road, Letterbreen, Co. Fermanagh (Belmore Forest and Sillees Forest) ERA23/24-83

      Published 12 April 2024 Consultation closed
    • Amending the fit and proper person requirements of the waste management licensing regime

      Published 23 July 2015 Consultation closed
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    Most recent news items

    • Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics released

      Published 1 February 2024
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    How to request information from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs including Freedom of Information (FOI), Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) and the use of our Publication Scheme.

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