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Find out which plastic packaging components are exempt or excluded from the tax, and if the packaging counts towards the 10-tonne threshold for registration.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Get help to classify articles of leather and other items in chapter 42 of the tariff for import and export.
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
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 store oil, design standards for tanks and containers, where to locate and how to protect them, and capacity of bunds and drip trays.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
How to get a handling or storage site approved, how to store animal by-products (ABPs) and derived products, and how to build the site.
New approach puts an end to confusing recycling and excessive bins
How to store oil safely, check which oil storage regulations apply and pollution penalties
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
Some of the most polluting single-use plastic items banned from 1 October
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
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