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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
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
Reforms to household and business bin collections and a crackdown on unscrupulous waste carriers will boost recycling rates and protect the environment
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
A green start-up has developed a process to recycle body armour fibres, which could reduce emissions and save money.
Find out if your council collects recycling, how to recycle household waste such as mobile phones, computers, packaging and green waste
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.
Find out what help you can get from your council to dispose of hazardous and toxic waste
Apply for approval as a facility to treat, recycle or export waste batteries for treatment and recycling and the rules you must follow.
Find out how to get a recycling bin from your local council
When recycled gypsum from waste plasterboard is no longer waste.
Government will make it easier for people and businesses to reuse and recycle their old electrical goods
How to apply to become an authorised ship recycling facility and operate legally under the approval.
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