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Waste Container guidance for standardised waste packages containing Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW)
Figures show massive decrease in number of single-use bags sold by main retailers since 2014.
Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you're not required to charge for and the records you must keep and submit.
Defra wants your views on a plan to ban the supply of single-use plastic items and polystyrene food and drink containers.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
UK signs Ministerial Statement calling for an ambitious global plastic pollution treaty to tackle plastic pollution and protect the marine environment.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
If you need to submit packaging data under extended producer responsibility for packaging this example file shows how you must structure your data.
It’s a key building on the Sellafield site that stores waste from one of our highest hazard legacy waste ponds.
The T1 waste exemption allows you to treat waste packaging so it can be reused in its original form or becomes clean waste suitable for recycling.
Reforms to household and business bin collections and a crackdown on unscrupulous waste carriers will boost recycling rates and protect the environment
Check if you can make a declaration by conduct or orally if you’re claiming Returned Goods Relief or Temporary Admission for reusable packaging.
As a vet or pharmacist, you must follow legal requirements when working with controlled drugs in veterinary medicine.
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