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Evidence requirement R064: The environmental impacts of marine litter
Letters to the tobacco industry about smoking related litter.
Volunteers cleared rubbish on England's waterways for Plasticblitz. Cigarette butts most common plastic item found in 2 weeks of litter-picking.
Seeking views on increasing fines for littering, graffiti, fly-posting and introducing new fines for throwing litter from vehicles.
Seeking views on guidance to councils about using their litter enforcement powers fairly and effectively.
Offenders will be put to work to pay back the communities they have harmed as part of a week-long nationwide clean-up of Britain’s coastline.
The sections of trunk roads where Highways England retains the responsibility for sweeping and cleaning.
Seeking evidence on ways to reduce litter and increase recycling / reuse of drinks containers, including deposit and reward and return schemes.
Environment Agency regulatory position on storing and treating litter, straw, slurry and washwater in a location where an animal disease outbreak has been identified by the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
When you can incinerate straw, manure and litter from an animal disease outbreak.
Maximum on-the-spot fines for litter, graffiti and fly-tipping to increase under PM’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan
The report describes the primary sources of litter found on Bristol Channel beaches, tests and refines monitoring protocol and aesthetic quality assessments and evaluates public attitudes to beach quality
Rules for volunteers and waste sites on storing, transporting and accepting litter from voluntary litter collection.
Leaf litter in street sweepings: investigation into collection and treatment
Guidance for local authorities and other land managers in England on maintaining local environmental quality.
Why you might be given a 'Fixed Penalty Notice' for an environmental offence by your local authority and how you can pay or challenge it
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