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Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
From today, households no longer have to pay to get rid of DIY waste at council recycling centres
How China’s rise as a global recycling hub affects other countries’ prospects for moving towards a circular economy
Apply to become an approved authorised treatment facility (AATF) and how to operate legally under the approval.
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 choose a waste recovery or disposal method and assess its risks when applying for or changing your bespoke environmental permit.
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.
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
Provides further information in support of the implementation of waste planning policy.
From 1 October 2024, more materials facilities will need to sample and report their waste. Sampling and reporting will be more detailed and more frequent under the amended regulations.
How to recover fluorinated gas (F gas) from equipment and get it reclaimed or recycled.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
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