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Apply for approval as a facility to treat, recycle or export waste batteries for treatment and recycling and the rules you must follow.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
Find out how to get a recycling bin from your local council
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Government will make it easier for people and businesses to reuse and recycle their old electrical goods
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
Up to £295m in capital funding for local authorities to roll out weekly food waste collections
What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
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.
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
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.
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