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Defra wants your views on a plan to ban the supply of single-use plastic items and polystyrene food and drink containers.
Fifty-six councils across the UK to receive funding totalling more than £1.2 million to target chewing gum stains
How local authorities must deal with fly-tipping and the penalties they can charge.
Guide for conducting and evaluating randomised controlled trials (RCTs) for anti-littering actions on roads.
Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
Some of the most polluting single-use plastic items banned from 1 October
This strategy explains how the government will work with groups and businesses to reduce litter.
Protecting staff, passengers and property on public transport: police roles, CCTV and witness evidence use, tools to restrict anti-social acts
Seeking views on guidance to councils about using their litter enforcement powers fairly and effectively.
How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
Where local communities face drug litter problems, local agencies should respond by following this advice wherever possible.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
Provides guiding principles on how planning can deal with land affected by contamination.
Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) and special constables - roles, powers and how they differ
Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste or rubbish - report it to the local council or to Crimestoppers
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to tackle anti-social behaviour.
How and when local authorities can and cannot use fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for householders not complying with waste receptacle requirements.
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