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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 to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
The T9 exemption allows you to treat scrap metal for handling or recovery by sorting, grading, shearing by manual feed, baling, crushing or cutting with handheld equipment.
Arrange a special collection for large waste items - most councils will collect things like old sofas, fridges or washing machines for a fee
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 apply to be an authorised treatment facility (ATF) for ELVs, comply with ELV regulations and meet recycling targets.
Call for evidence requesting views, data and evidence on how we can achieve the near elimination of biodegradable waste disposal in landfills from 2028.
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.
Business waste management in England - your duty of care, waste collection, licences and waste transfer notes
Scrap your vehicle at an authorised treatment facility if it’s reached the end of its life and you want to dispose of it
How councils and national park authorities should deal with the removal of abandoned vehicles from land in the open air and roads.
Your responsibilities, hazardous waste and report an environmental incident
What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
The UK Space Agency is funding research into refuelling an upcoming mission to remove space junk, which could help prolong the life of satellites and prevent adding more debris to the space environment.
We have more than 10 years’ experience of successfully working with our customers to develop solutions across the radioactive waste lifecycle and provide access to the full range of treatment, logistics, and disposal techniques and technology in the UK, Europe,...
Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste or rubbish - report it to the local council or to Crimestoppers
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
How councils should deal with litter, refuse and dog mess, and the penalties they can give.
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.
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