Useful Documents

The following documents provide useful background information about Agricultural Waste Plastics.

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	Envrionmant Agency. You can handle it - Hazardous waste in Agriculture Environment Agency leaflet explaining the introduction of The Hazardous waste Regulations in agriculture in May 2007. The leaflet lists the hazardous / non-hazardous status of most common wastes Download now (0.05 Mb)
	Environment Agency. Agricultural Waste - Opportunities for Farmers and Growers More information about the waste management laws that apply to setting up a farm collection and recovery scheme. Download now (0.04 Mb)
	Saving money by reducing waste You can think about minimising the waste you produce. This will mean you have less to dispose of and may save you money. For more information please contact Defra publications on 08459 556000 and ask for the free publication: Download now (0.74 Mb)
	Environment Agency. Waste - you can handle it, new rules on Agricultural waste. What should I be doing now. September 2006 A reminder for farmers to apply for exemption packs, and how to do it Download now (0.03 Mb)
	Environment Agency - You can handle it. Agricultural Waste Regulatory Timetable This wall chart shows you when the new agricultural waste controls come into effect, 15 May 2006 to 15 May 2007. Download now (0.10 Mb)
	Environment Agency - You can handle it. New Rules on Agricultural Waste - Duty of Care This guide is to help farmers manage their waste under the new rules, which will be introduced in Spring 2006. It aims to give you a basic introduction to the new rules and the changes you need to make. Download now (0.05 Mb)
	Environment Agency - You can handle it. New rules on Agricultural Waste - Get ready and stay within the law. May 2006 New agricultural waste regulations will affect whether or not you can burn, bury, store, use your waste on the farm or send it elsewhere. This introduction produced May 2006. Download now (0.07 Mb)
	Environment Agency - You can handle it. New rules on Agricultural waste - Stop tipping, Stop burning. May 2006 This guide is to help farmers manage their waste under the new rules. It aims to provide a basic introduction to the new rules and the changes you need to make. Download now (0.04 Mb)
	Environment Agency report - Agricultural Waste Survey 2003 A study of the management of non-natural agricultural waste on farms Download now (1.12 Mb)
	Environment Agency report - Changing attitudes to waste. Grow a greener business. ADAS report. Investigates the potential for recycling waste plastic from agriculture. Wastes are quantified, and potential recyclers identified. Download now (1.28 Mb)
	Environment Agency. Cleaner land, healthier people. The EA approach summary to Agricultural waste regulations May 2006 A summary of the Environment Agency approach to the new Agricultural Waste Regulations from May 2006 to May 2007 Download now (0.04 Mb)
	Contamination levels of silage wrap plastic. ADAS trials 2002 This project reports on the work carried out by ADAS to measure the amount of contamination found in silage warp plastic collected from sample farms taken from England, Scotland and Wales (2002) Download now (0.27 Mb)