Use the links below to access the public register for:

• Electronic Public Register homepage
• environmental permits for waste operations
• environmental permits for end of life vehicle authorised treatment facilities
• environmental permits for industrial installations
• environmental permits for discharge consents to water and groundwater
• environmental permits for radioactive substances
• waste carriers, brokers and dealers
• waste exemptions
• water quality exemptions
• scrap metal dealers
• enforcement actions

Waste carrier, dealer and broker licences

From 1 April 2016 for all waste carriers, dealers and brokers registration, please use the Waste Carriers register

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

The Environment Agency hold the registers for WEEE:

• EEE producers
• WEEE approved producer compliance schemes
• WEEE approved authorised treatment facilities and approved exporters

Packaging and batteries

We have public register information on the National Packaging Waste Database.

Large raised reservoirs

We also have public register information for the register of large raised reservoirs.

Viewing public registers in Environment Agency offices

The Environment Agency holds public register information in its local offices, either electronically or hardcopy. You can contact them using the Customer Contact Centre general enquiries details if you can’t access the information you need online.

They will confirm if the information you want is available and where you can visit to access it. They can also advise if any information can be sent to you.

This explains how the Environment Agency is working with Octagon Green Solutions Ltd, operators of Blaydon Quarry landfill, to reduce odour coming from the waste site. Also included is a list of which organisation is responsible for regulating the various issues which could arise during landfill site operations.

If your company needs to comply with these laws you will need a permission from us to operate. This permission usually comes in the form of a permit, which usually requires you to monitor your emissions.

Businesses either monitor their emissions all the time, known as continuous monitoring, or at times defined in their permit, known as spot tests or periodic monitoring. In both cases they must meet our quality requirements.

MCERTS is the Environment Agency’s Monitoring Certification Scheme. It provides the framework for businesses to meet our quality requirements. If you comply with MCERTS we can have confidence in the monitoring of emissions to the environment.

MCERTS is used to approve instruments, people and laboratories.

Find an MCERTS accredited laboratory

Find a list of MCERTS certified instruments and products

Download the Method Implementation Documents (MIDs) for stack emission monitoring

Changes to EPR guidance

The Environment Agency is currently updating EPR guidance to meet Smarter guidance and Government digital service requirements. Some of the generic guidance documents referred to in these technical guides have been withdrawn and replaced with new versions.

These sector technical guides are still current and how the Environment Agency regulates you and your legal requirements have not changed.

Changes to generic guidance documents are as follows:

• the generic How to comply with your environmental permit has been withdrawn and replaced with new guides about developing a management system and controlling and monitoring emissions
• H1 risk assessment overview guidance and related annexes have been withdrawn and replaced with a new risk assessment overview guide with supporting specialist risk assessment guides

You need to read these generic guides in addition to your sector technical guidance.

Paper, pulp and cardboard manufacturing

See the BREF technical guidance for paper, pulp and cardboard manufacturing.

Combustion activities

See the BREF technical guidance for large combustion plants.

The Environment Agency set up its Monitoring Certification Scheme (MCERTS) to provide a framework of standards you can use to monitor things that affect the environment.