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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.
Guidance for manufacturers and importers.
Environment Agency enforcement position on the temporary storage of recyclable waste at collection points by or for charities.
A director and his Manchester-based company have been hit with substantial fines following a significant breach of environmental regulations.
From 1 October 2024, more materials facilities will need to sample and report their waste. Sampling and reporting will be more detailed and more frequent under the amended regulations.
What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
How to apply for PCS approval, register, take on packaging producer responsibilities and comply under the approval.
Guidance for designated collection facilities (DCF) and charities on how to comply with WEEE and waste regulations.
Business waste management in England - your duty of care, waste collection, licences and waste transfer notes
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Find out if you must offer free collection of old batteries - batteries you must take back, how to collect and send batteries to be recycled, penalties
Provides further information in support of the implementation of waste planning policy.
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust has received a financial boost after the Environment Agency accepted an Enforcement Undertaking offer from Swanline Print Ltd.
Extended producer responsibility scheme deferred for a year until October 2025
How China’s rise as a global recycling hub affects other countries’ prospects for moving towards a circular economy
How to check if your waste is international catering waste (ICW) and how to store, transport and dispose of it.
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