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How to dispose of household waste legally. Check your council’s website for bin collection, bulky waste collection. What you must do if using private companies
Includes collecting large waste items, garden waste and reporting problems
Arrange a special collection for large waste items - most councils will collect things like old sofas, fridges or washing machines for a fee
Arrange for the collection of garden waste by your council
Check your council's website to find out when your rubbish will be collected
Business waste management in England - your duty of care, waste collection, licences and waste transfer notes
Your responsibilities, hazardous waste and report an environmental incident
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
Using unregistered waste removal firms could cause rubbish to be dumped or burned and the person who hired them given a criminal record.
Find out what help you can get from your council to dispose of hazardous and toxic waste
How local authorities must deal with fly-tipping and the penalties they can charge.
Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste or rubbish - report it to the local council or to Crimestoppers
Register or renew registration with the Environment Agency to transport, buy, sell or broker waste.
How councils should deal with litter, refuse and dog mess, and the penalties they can give.
Charges to dispose of DIY waste at household waste recycling centres will be removed.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
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.
What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
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