| 1 | PFI and PPP: a glossary of common terms A glossary of some common terms and acronyms used in Public Private Partnerships (PPP) and Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | PFI documents A note describing documents used in private finance initiative projects and the institutions that produce them. Please note that this practice note is currently being updated to take account of the government's announcement of details PF2 on 5 December 2012. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | PPP/PFI in the UK A practice note outlining the use of public private partnerships (PPP) and private finance initiative (PFI) projects in the UK. Please note that this practice note is currently being updated to take account of the government's announcement of details PF2 on 5 December 2012. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 4 | Waste regime toolkit A guide to PLC Environment's materials on the waste regime. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 5 | Abandoned vehicles A note on abandoned vehicles and the duties that local authorities have in relation to them, including information on how to dispose of an abandoned vehicle and the penalties a member of the public can incur for doing so. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | Animal by-products regulatory regime: summary A practice note summarising the regulatory regime for animal by-products (ABPs) in the EU and its implementation in England and Wales. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 7 | Environmental Permitting regime This note provides a summary of the Environmental Permitting (EP) regime, which came into force on 6 April 2008. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 8 | EU Batteries Directive 2006 This note provides a summary of the Batteries Directive 2006 (Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC). For details of how the Batteries Directive has been implemented in the UK, see Practice note, EU Batteries Directive: implementation in the UK. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 9 | EU Industrial Emissions Directive 2010 The Industrial Emissions Directive 2010 (IED) amends, consolidates and replaces seven Directives on pollution from industrial installations, covering the regimes for integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC), large combustion plants (LCPs), waste incineration, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and organic solvents, and production of titanium dioxide (Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (Recast)). This practice note summarises the key provisions of the Industrial Emissions Directive, and explains the most important changes that it makes. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 10 | EU Landfill Directive: implementation in England and Wales This note provides a summary of the Landfill Directive (Directive 99/31/EC on the landfill of waste) and its implementation in England and Wales. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 11 | EU Waste Framework Directive 2008 This note explains the principal aims and provisions of the Waste Framework Directive 2008 (Directive 2008/98/EC on waste and repealing certain Directives). The Directive is sometimes also referred to as the revised WFD or rWFD. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 12 | Fly-tipping A note on the problem of fly-tipping and the enforcement powers available for the Environment Agency and local authorities. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 13 | Geological disposal of radioactive waste This practice note explains what the government's plans are for the long-term, geological disposal of high level radioactive waste. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 14 | Government Construction Strategy The Government Construction Strategy, published on 31 May 2011, promised radical changes to construction procurement, cost benchmarking and greater use of standard form contracts in the public sector. The government plans to implement the strategy between 2011 and 2013 and it continues to publish further documents, which follow or dovetail with the strategy. This note refers to that work by, for example, the Innovation and Growth Team (IGT) and Infrastructure UK (IUK). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 15 | Hazardous waste regime This note explains the hazardous waste provisions in the: Waste Framework Directive 2008 (Directive 2008/98/EC on waste and repealing certain directives). List of Wastes (formerly the European Waste Catalogue). Implementing legislation in England and Wales, in particular, the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/894), the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/507) and the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/988). The note also sets out the key permitting and record-keeping requirements for hazardous waste. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 16 | How is waste regulated in England and Wales? A note explaining how key EU waste legislation, including the Waste Framework Directive 2008 (Directive 2008/98/EC on waste and repealing certain directives), is implemented and how waste is regulated in England and Wales under the Environmental Permitting regime. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 17 | Landfill tax This note provides a summary of the landfill tax regime. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 18 | National Infrastructure Plans: construction, environment and ... The government's National Infrastructure Plans of 2010 and 2011 (NIP 2010 and NIP 2011) set out a vision for the ongoing delivery of infrastructure improvements in the UK. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 19 | National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF): interaction ... This practice note explains the high-level environmental policy in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and its supporting guidance. It also explains case law on the interaction between the planning and environmental regimes, and summarises the Penfold review of non-planning consents. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 20 | Packaging waste regime This note summarises the main requirements of the Packaging Waste Directive (Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste), which is implemented in Great Britain by the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/871) and the Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/1941). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 21 | Site Waste Management Plans (SWMPs) A note on site waste management plans (SWMPs), the Site Waste Management Plans Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/314) (SWMP Regulations 2008) and the effect of those regulations have on contractors and construction and engineering clients. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 22 | Strategy for Sustainable Construction: environmental issues This note summarises the key environmental issues in the Strategy for Sustainable Construction, which was published by the government in association with the construction industry in June 2008. | Practice notes | 17-Jul-2012 |
| 23 | Transport of waste: regulation of carriers, brokers and dealers This note explains how carriers, brokers and dealers of waste are regulated in England and Wales. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 24 | Transport of waste: transfrontier This note provides a summary on the transfrontier and international transport of waste regimes. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 25 | Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 1991: implementation ... This note summarises the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 1991 (UWWTD) (Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste water treatment) and explains how it has been implemented in England and Wales. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 26 | Waste regime: overview This note gives an overview of EU and domestic waste legislation, in particular, the Waste Framework Directive 2008 (Directive 2008/98/EC on waste and repealing certain Directives), the EU List of Waste (Decision 2000/532/EC) and key terms and definitions, including the definition of waste. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 27 | WEEE regime: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment This note explains: The WEEE Directive 2002 (Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)). The WEEE Directive 2012 (Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) (recast)). How the WEEE regime has been implemented in the UK. | Practice notes | Maintained |