Environmental guidance for your business in Northern Ireland & Scotland
Education sector guidance
This guidance on environmental regulations is for anyone who works in in schools, further education colleges, community colleges, universities or adult education centres, such as:
- janitors
- HS&E
- head teachers
- facilities managers
- grounds managers
- staff responsible for laboratories and workshops used for practical courses.
- Air pollution
- Carbon reduction and efficiency
- Emergency response
- Environmental management
- Land
- Materials and equipment
- Nuisances
- Permits and licences
- Trade associations and BSOs
- Transport
- Waste
- Water
- Biofuels for transport
- Buying environmentally friendly goods and services
- Cutting your carbon emissions
- Combined Heat and Power (CHP) benefits and opportunities for business
- The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme
- Energy Efficiency
- Environmental tax obligations and breaks
- Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme (ESOS)
- EU Emissions Trading Scheme
- Generate renewable energy
- Sustainable procurement practices for education
- Innovation and product development
- Savings calculator
- Duty of care - Your waste responsibilities
- Hazardous / special waste
- Asbestos
- Reduce, reuse and recycle your business waste
- WEEE - Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
- Storage & transport of waste
- Animal by-products from laboratories
- Anaerobic digestion
- Composting catering waste
- Composting green waste
- Accommodation waste
- Canteen waste
- Fly-tipped rubbish
- Food waste and catering waste
- Sanitary waste
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EU Exit
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Waste – Duty of Care Roles and Responsibilities
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency has published a short guide to the duty of care responsibilities including advice and information for waste producers, carriers and those accepting, storing and treating waste.
https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/waste-duty-care-responsibilities
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NetRegs:- FREE, ANONYMOUS, PLAIN ENGLISH GUIDANCE FOR BUSINESSES
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EIA (Agriculture) Regulations for Northern Ireland
Any person intending to alter the use or management of areas of uncultivated or semi-natural land must obtain prior approval from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
Read more on the DAERA website
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Guidance from your environmental regulator
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9 NEW GPPs (Guidance for Pollution Prevention) available now
The NetRegs team at SEPA, in partnership with The Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and a number of industry bodies have produced 9 new GPPs to replace out of date PPGs. More are coming! Check the available topics
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New guidance
New guidance for Start-ups, charities and community projects
http://www.netregs.org.uk/environmental-topics/environmental-management/first-steps-guidance-for-new-starts-projects-and-charities/
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