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Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you're not required to charge for and the records you must keep and submit.
Check if you can make a declaration by conduct or orally if you’re claiming Returned Goods Relief or Temporary Admission for reusable packaging.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Information for consumers and retailers about England's minimum 5p single use carrier bag (SUCB) charge from 5 October 2015.
Identify, describe, classify and manage waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Find out how to get a recycling bin from your local council
Government will make it easier for people and businesses to reuse and recycle their old electrical goods
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
New approach puts an end to confusing recycling and excessive bins
Includes collecting large waste items, garden waste and reporting problems
Figures show massive decrease in number of single-use bags sold by main retailers since 2014.
Reforms to household and business bin collections and a crackdown on unscrupulous waste carriers will boost recycling rates and protect the environment
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