Storing persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
When you must tell the Environment Agency that you're storing material containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and how to do it.
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How to use the service
When you first inform the Environment Agency that you’re storing POPs , and every year when you update them, complete a POP stockpile notification form and email it to chemicalrestrictions@environment-agency.gov.uk . Alternatively you can send them by post to: Chemical Compliance Team, Waste and Industry Regulatory Service, Environment Agency, Quadrant 2, 99, Parkway Avenue, Sheffield. S9 4WF
Requirements
You must provide the following information to the Environment Agency each time you submit a report: each type of material containing POPs that you store or use the quantity of each of those materials, or estimated maximum quantities if they change regularly the common name and CAS or EC number of each POP contained in the material that you store or use - you can find CAS and EC numbers in the list of POPs the concentration of each POP in each material that it’s present in, in a specified unit per kg the location of each material if you operate more than one site - for each site include the full address, grid reference and environmental permit number (if the site has an environmental permit) the legal use of each of the materials containing POPs that you store - find out about legal uses of material containing POPs You also need to include your company’s: contact details registered address environmental permit number (if you have an environmental permit)
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Storing persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
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