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How councils should deal with litter, refuse and dog mess, and the penalties they can give.
Report litter to your local council
The government’s approach to understanding the extent of litter and littering in England.
How councils can control leafleting which is causing a litter problem, the places and leaflets that are exempt and the fees they can charge.
A national anti-littering campaign to make littering culturally unacceptable in a generation.
Guide for conducting and evaluating randomised controlled trials (RCTs) for anti-littering actions on roads.
This strategy explains how the government will work with groups and businesses to reduce litter.
This code of practice outlines what a court of law might consider as applicable to different types of land.
These reports set out what progress has been made on the actions identified in the government’s litter strategy published in 2017.
This code provides a framework to help all concerned reduce the litter and waste that comes from selling and consuming food on the go.
Where local communities face drug litter problems, local agencies should respond by following this advice wherever possible.
The government’s response to the issues raised by the Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s report on litter and fly-tipping in England.
End of waste criteria for the production and use of treated ash from the incineration of poultry litter, feathers and straw.
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