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Arrange a special collection for large waste items - most councils will collect things like old sofas, fridges or washing machines for a fee
How to dispose of household waste legally. Check your council’s website for bin collection, bulky waste collection. What you must do if using private companies
How councils should deal with litter, refuse and dog mess, and the penalties they can give.
Check your council's website to find out when your rubbish will be collected
Find answers to questions about space junk, the risk to satellites in orbit, and how space sustainability can help, as well as the UK Space Agency's work to address these issues.
Includes collecting large waste items, garden waste and reporting problems
Check your council's website to report a missed bin collection
Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste or rubbish - report it to the local council or to Crimestoppers
Your responsibilities, hazardous waste and report an environmental incident
Two UK-based companies are designing missions to clear hazardous space junk alongside the launch of a new programme to back cutting-edge space technology.
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