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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Some of the most polluting single-use plastic items banned from 1 October
How to register a group of companies for Plastic Packaging Tax.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
How to destroy the POPs in waste and when you can recycle, recover or reuse waste containing POPs. How to apply to permanently store waste containing POPs.
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
The T4 exemption allows you to treat waste to reduce its volume for transport to another site for reuse, recycling or to make handling easier.
When you may receive a Plastic Packaging Tax penalty, what you could be charged and how this is calculated.
Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil.
Government will make it easier for people and businesses to reuse and recycle their old electrical goods
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
Richmond perfume firm in fees fault – but Surrey wildlife the winner.
Seeking views on our plans to introduce an Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for packaging.
How to pay Plastic Packaging Tax and the time it takes for payments to reach HMRC.
What secondary and joint and several liability is, and when you may be liable for unpaid Plastic Packaging Tax.
This tax information and impact note is about the increase in the rate of Plastic Packaging Tax from 1 April 2024.
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