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Our work is as diverse as it is challenging. We pioneer the use of innovative techniques to accelerate decommissioning and clean-up.
We have identified an opportunity to improve current arrangements for the regulation of nuclear sites in the final stages of decommissioning and clean-up.
Arrange a special collection for large waste items - most councils will collect things like old sofas, fridges or washing machines for a fee
Guidance on oil spills
NDA's waste management strategy aims to protect people and the environment.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
A national anti-littering campaign to make littering culturally unacceptable in a generation.
Officers from the Environment Agency and the Joint Unit for Waste Crime visited two landfill sites in the north of England in a day of action.
Nominate a Community Payback project to suggest what unpaid work offenders carry out locally; who to contact and what happens next
How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.
How to dispose of dead wild birds or ask for them to be removed.
We work with organisations across the UK that produce radioactive waste.
The Water and Abandoned Metal Mines programme aims to tackle the water pollution caused by historical metal mining.
Your local council is responsible for sweeping streets and removing litter - report any problems to your local council
Find out what help you can get from your council to dispose of hazardous and toxic waste
The UK Government will introduce new world-leading legislation to ban wet wipes containing plastic.
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