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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
Business waste management in England - your duty of care, waste collection, licences and waste transfer notes
A new consultation on rules aimed at reducing illegal discharge of garbage into our seas is being launched by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency today.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
How councils should deal with litter, refuse and dog mess, and the penalties they can give.
Publication serving as a compendium of key statistics on waste and resource.
The S2 waste exemption allows you to store specific waste at a secure intermediate site, separate to where the waste was produced, before transportation to another site for recovery.
Arrange a special collection for large waste items - most councils will collect things like old sofas, fridges or washing machines for a fee
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering environmental issues that may arise during the Recovery Phase of an emergency in the UK
Find out what landfill activities are taxable at your landfill site if you’re a landfill operator or controller and what rates you’ll pay.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Waste Package guidance for standardised waste packages containing Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW)
Your responsibilities, hazardous waste and report an environmental incident
A national anti-littering campaign to make littering culturally unacceptable in a generation.
Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste or rubbish - report it to the local council or to Crimestoppers
Arrange for the collection of garden waste by your council
This study reviews research studies published in Indian Journal of Public Health and Indian Journal of Community Medicine
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