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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
Arrange for the collection of garden waste by your council
Call for public and UK beekeepers to keep watch and report any sightings of Asian hornets this summer.
The rules about having garden bonfires, burning domestic waste, complaining about a neighbour's bonfire, fines
Check your council's website to report a missed bin collection
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
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.
What farmers need to know to get paid under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), how to apply for funding and how to manage your agreement.
Apply for grants and other funding to increase productivity, manage your land to benefit the environment and support your agricultural business.
Tools and guides for measuring the biodiversity value of habitat for biodiversity net gain (BNG).
A guide to the types of development that will be exempt from the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
Find out how to get a recycling bin from your local council
Register or renew registration with the Environment Agency to transport, buy, sell or broker waste.
New legislation laid in Parliament today introducing mandatory cat microchipping
What farmers, foresters and land managers need to know and do before applying for a Countryside Stewardship grant, and how to manage a grant agreement.
Guidance on what BNG is and how it affects land managers, developers and local planning authorities.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.
Arrange for a collection of clinical waste - for items like used syringes, drugs, pharmaceuticals and surgical waste
Register with BCMS's online service to register cattle births and report cattle deaths and cattle movements online
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