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Find out how to get a recycling bin from your local council
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
Apply for approval as a facility to treat, recycle or export waste batteries for treatment and recycling and the rules you must follow.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
How to choose a waste recovery or disposal method and assess its risks when applying for or changing your bespoke environmental permit.
How to recover fluorinated gas (F gas) from equipment and get it reclaimed or recycled.
Provides further information in support of the implementation of waste planning policy.
Up to £295m in capital funding for local authorities to roll out weekly food waste collections
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
How to deal with hazardous waste from your business in England - your duties, licences and registration, storage, collection and transport.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Increase sustainability throughout the lifecycle of your technology.
Find out what records and accounts you must keep to support the information that you submit on your Plastic Packaging Tax return.
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