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Find out if you need to pay to drive in a clean air zone and check your vehicle meets emission standards.
Check your council's website to find out when your rubbish will be collected
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
These rules apply to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). There…
The rules for bringing your pet cat, dog or ferret into Great Britain…
Which pet travel documents you need will depend on where you’re travelling…
You must get your pet microchipped before, or at the same time as, their…
You must get your dog, cat or ferret vaccinated against rabies before it…
A vet must treat your dog for tapeworm and record it in the pet passport…
People with assistance dogs can: travel on more routes than people with…
You can only use certain travel routes and companies to enter Great…
You cannot bring more than 5 pets to Great Britain (England, Wales and…
When you arrive in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), your pet’s…
Arrange a special collection for large waste items - most councils will collect things like old sofas, fridges or washing machines for a fee
Take your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: getting a pet passport or export health certificate, microchip, vaccinations and tapeworm treatments.
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
How to bring goods into the UK from any country, including how much tax and duty you’ll need to pay and whether you need to get a licence or certificate.
Register or renew registration with the Environment Agency to transport, buy, sell or broker waste.
Check your council's website to report a missed bin collection
Find out how to get a recycling bin from your local council
Register with BCMS's online service to register cattle births and report cattle deaths and cattle movements online
How to move goods from the UK to international destinations, including any special rules you’ll need to follow to move your goods from the UK.
Find out if your council collects recycling, how to recycle household waste such as mobile phones, computers, packaging and green waste
Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste or rubbish - report it to the local council or to Crimestoppers
How to get your dog or cat fitted with a microchip: when to get it done, who can do it, how to update your details, what to do when getting a dog or cat
The rules about having garden bonfires, burning domestic waste, complaining about a neighbour's bonfire, fines
Arrange for the collection of garden waste by your council
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
In smoke control areas you can only use certain types of fuel or exempt appliances - find out if you live in one and what you can burn
Apply online for a CPH number for land or buildings you'll use to keep livestock, including those kept as pets, in England.
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