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Details of control bodies approved to certify organic food in the UK.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
Identify, describe, classify and manage waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
In most developing countries, the agricultural sector is critical to drive both economic growth and human development outcomes for rapid poverty reduction.
This exemption allows you to temporarily store waste at a collection point before recovering or disposing of the waste elsewhere.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
Check if an item of upholstered domestic seating is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
How to apply to be an authorised treatment facility (ATF) for ELVs, comply with ELV regulations and meet recycling targets.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
The CMA has issued informal guidance to WWF-UK on its proposed initiative relating to the decarbonisation of retailers’ supply chains.
Green Deal home and business energy-saving improvements - assessments, repayments, Home Improvement Fund scheme
Find out about green taxes for businesses - tax relief for becoming more energy efficient and schemes for off-setting your environmental impact
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
How the Ministry of Justice is embedding sustainability throughout our estate and operations.
Open letter to the fashion retail sector about environmental claims.
This guidance provides an introductory guide to the standards and regulatory requirements that businesses may need to meet, to import and sell goods in the UK.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
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