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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.
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
This series brings together all documents relating to Waste and recycling statistics.
As a business, you'll have to pay for any water you use, and for the drainage of water and any effluent (liquid waste) you produce
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
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.
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Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
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.
How to deal with hazardous waste from your business in England - your duties, licences and registration, storage, collection and transport.
Find out who pays Landfill Tax on material at unauthorised sites.
What information the consignment note must contain, who has to complete each part and when it has to be completed.
Environment Agency survey of informed stakeholders suggests 18% of all waste in England may be illegally managed
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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