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Report discarded syringes, needles and other drug related items in public places to your council
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
Report litter to your local council
Guidance for divers who wish to remove abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG).
How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
How councils and national park authorities should deal with the removal of abandoned vehicles from land in the open air and roads.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
You can report an abandoned vehicle like a dumped car to the local council
How councils can deal with abandoned shopping and luggage trolleys, including who to consult, disposal and claiming costs.
You can report a derelict or abandoned building to the building control section of the local council
The Water and Abandoned Metal Mines programme aims to tackle the water pollution caused by historical metal mining.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
The results of research into the effects of fishing line and tackle debris on mute swans.
How councils should deal with litter, refuse and dog mess, and the penalties they can give.
How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
How to clean and disinfect after an animal disease outbreak and store and dispose of the washwater.
Find out what help you can get from your council to dispose of hazardous and toxic waste
The project aimed to identify knowledge gaps on discard survival rates and carry out a survival study on small cuttlefish.
Use the online form BOD4 to tell HMRC how you disposed of End Use goods imported using authorisation by declaration.
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