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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.
Standard rules and bespoke permits for using, treating, storing and disposing of waste. Check if you need a permit and find out how to apply.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste or rubbish - report it to the local council or to Crimestoppers
Check your council's website to find out when your rubbish will be collected
Includes collecting large waste items, garden waste and reporting problems
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.
Your responsibilities, hazardous waste and report an environmental incident
Business waste management in England - your duty of care, waste collection, licences and waste transfer notes
Arrange for the collection of garden waste by your council
How specialist removals companies can apply for an international removal permit for European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) member countries.
Find out if your council collects recycling, how to recycle household waste such as mobile phones, computers, packaging and green waste
Environment Agency enforcement position on when you can store fly-tipped waste, waste from trash screens and public litter bins without an environmental permit.
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.
Report discarded syringes, needles and other drug related items in public places to your council
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.
Register or renew registration with the Environment Agency to transport, buy, sell or broker waste.
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