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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Some of the most polluting single-use plastic items banned from 1 October
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
Check when packaging is classified as a finished plastic packaging component, and what is meant by substantial modifications, to find out if you must register for the tax.
Get help to classify various items of iron and steel, primarily those classified under chapter 72.
Find out which plastic packaging components are in and out of scope of Plastic Packaging Tax.
Check the tariff classification for a rectangular bag consisting of a moulded silicone elastomer body.
We're seeking evidence to help us develop standards for biodegradable, compostable and bio-based plastics, and an understanding of their environmental impacts.
If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.
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.
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
Requesting comments on draft Stockholm Convention proposals for 3 chemical substances.
Who needs to register for the tax and when, and what you must do before you register.
How to report incidents, including pro-formas for PON1 and PON2 and guidance on completion; listing of environmental alerts for operators in the North Sea.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
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