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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
This guide explains how impacts on local environment should be incorporated into a cost benefit analysis.
Check your council's website to find out when your rubbish will be collected
Arrange a special collection for large waste items - most councils will collect things like old sofas, fridges or washing machines for a fee
Decide which activities are business or non-business for VAT purposes if you're a local authority or other public body.
Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.
As a local authority, you can issue a fine or take legal action against businesses for nuisance parking.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Guidance for local authorities on how to deliver a weekly bin collection service.
How and when you can seize a vehicle to investigate a waste crime.
Guidance and information for local authorities on licencing and suitability of dealers, chargeable fees, definition of terms and other issues around this 2013 act.
How local authorities must deal with fly-tipping and the penalties they can charge.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Explains what is prohibited, how to describe and classify it and the duty to separate mixed waste.
Identify, describe, classify and manage waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
How to deal with hazardous waste from your business in England - your duties, licences and registration, storage, collection and transport.
How to send returns to the Environment Agency and waste producer if you receive or dispose of hazardous waste.
How to apply to be an authorised treatment facility (ATF) for ELVs, comply with ELV regulations and meet recycling targets.
What information the consignment note must contain, who has to complete each part and when it has to be completed.
What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
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