Waste operations and A1 installations: carrying out research or trials

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How to trial new operating models and technologies at regulated facilities.

Adapted edition

Document type
Reference Guide
Format
DOCX
Pages
5
Language
English
Version
1.0
Updated
2026-09-16
Description

How to trial new operating models and technologies at regulated facilities. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.

Contents
  • When the research and development exemption for installations applies
  • When your proposal is within your existing permit conditions
  • When your permit conditions allow you to seek approval for the proposal
  • Check your other permit conditions
  • Check the location and duration or your activity
  • Prepare your proposal
  • The nature of the research activity or trial
  • A detailed description of the changes you're making (or adding) to the permitted activity
  • Wastes
  • Techniques undergoing development
  • Environmental risk assessment
  • Duration
  • How the Environment Agency will respond
  • When you complete the research or trial activity
  • If you cannot meet the conditions
  • Standard rules to enable trials and innovation at permitted sites
Source and licence
Waste operations and A1 installations: carrying out research or trials

Environment Agency

AttributionEnvironment Agency, ‘Waste operations and A1 installations: carrying out research or trials’ (updated 31 March 2025), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.

Version history
  • v1.016/09/2026
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