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Where local communities face drug litter problems, local agencies should respond by following this advice wherever possible.
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.
Find out how you can use manure, guano and digestive tract content, including how to store and move them.
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
Maximum on-the-spot fines for litter, graffiti and fly-tipping to increase under PM’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan
Guidance for local authorities and other land managers in England on maintaining local environmental quality.
Rules for volunteers and waste sites on storing, transporting and accepting litter from voluntary litter collection.
Seeking views on guidance to councils about using their litter enforcement powers fairly and effectively.
When you can incinerate straw, manure and litter from an animal disease outbreak.
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.
Leaf litter in street sweepings: investigation into collection and treatment
How local authorities must deal with fly-tipping and the penalties they can charge.
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.
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