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Services

• Register or renew as a waste carrier, broker or dealer (England)

  Register or renew registration with the Environment Agency to transport, buy, sell or broker waste.

• Dispose of business or commercial waste

  Business waste management in England - your duty of care, waste collection, licences and waste transfer notes

• Dispose of garden waste

  Arrange for the collection of garden waste by your council

• Find a local hazardous waste disposal service

  Find out what help you can get from your council to dispose of hazardous and toxic waste

• Septic tanks and treatment plants: permits and general binding rules

  How to apply for an environmental permit or qualify for an exemption for a home septic tank or treatment plant - permits, exceptions, application forms and fees

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Guidance and regulation

• Access the public register for environmental information

  Detailed guide

  14 August 2018

  Environment Agency

• Register your waste exemptions: environmental permits (England)

  Detailed guide

  6 April 2018

  Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency

• Discharges to surface water and groundwater: environmental permits

  Detailed guide

  16 October 2018

  Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency

• Waste duty of care code of practice
  • Statutory guidance
  • 16 June 2016
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency
• Packaging waste: producer responsibilities
  • Detailed guide
  • 12 September 2018
  • Environment Agency

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News and communications

17 October 2018 — Press release

Solihull man ordered to complete 220 hours of unpaid work

Environment Agency

1. Giving false name didn’t stop illegal waste carrier getting fined
   • 17 October 2018
   • Environment Agency
   • Press release
2. Yorkshire waste criminals ordered to pay back cash
   • 11 October 2018
   • Environment Agency
   • Press release
3. Romford CCTV catches Pinner waste criminal in the act
   • 8 October 2018
   • Environment Agency
   • Press release
4. Members of LLWR workforce collect prestigious health and safety accolade
   • 5 October 2018
   • Low Level Waste Repository Ltd
   • News story

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Research and statistics

• Waste management data for England
  • 18 September 2018
  • Environment Agency
  • Research
• Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in the UK
  • 29 August 2018
  • Environment Agency
  • Statistical data set

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Policy papers and consultations

• National FCERM strategy: Strategic Environmental Assessment scoping report 5 September 2018

  Environment Agency

  Closed consultation

  Date closed 09 October 2018

• Packaging waste: changing business targets for paper, steel, aluminium and wood 26 July 2018

  Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

  Consultation outcome

  Date closed 06 January 2017

• Waste electrical and electronic equipment compliance fee 2016 26 July 2018

  Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

  Consultation outcome

  Date closed 25 November 2016

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Waste Metric Dashboard September 2018
  • 5 October 2018
  • Low Level Waste Repository Ltd
  • Corporate report
• Packaging producer responsibility monitoring plan 2018
  • 11 September 2018
  • Environment Agency
  • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
2. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
3. Animal & Plant Health Agency
4. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
5. Home Office

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1. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

1. Environment Agency
2. Low Level Waste Repository Ltd
3. Innovate UK
4. Magnox Ltd
5. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority